| Ed Barker | |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Office1: | Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 18th district |
| Term Start1: | 1973 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Stanley E. Smith Jr.[1] |
| Successor1: | Sonny Perdue |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Children: | 3[2] |
| Alma Mater: | Mercer University |
| Spouse: | Janet Belflower |
Ed Barker (born February 21, 1935) is an American politician.[3] [4] He served as a Democratic member for the 18th district of the Georgia State Senate from 1973 to 1991.
Barker was born in Richmond County, Georgia. He attended Mercer University.
In 1973, Barker was elected to represent the 18th district of the Georgia State Senate, defeating incumbent Stanley E. Smith Jr. in the August 1972 primary and prevailing over Republican candidate Tony A. Robbins in the general election that November.[5] Barker served until the 1990s.