| Vito Barbieri | |
| Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
| Constituency: | 3rd district Seat A (2010-2012) 2nd district Seat A (2012-2022) 3rd district Seat A (2022-present) |
| Alongside: | Jordan Redman |
| Term Start: | December 1, 2010 |
| Predecessor: | Jim Clark |
| Birth Name: | James Vito Barbieri II[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Joy |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Dalton Gardens, Idaho |
| Education: | El Camino College (AA) Western State College of Law (BS, JD)[2] |
James Vito Barbieri II (commonly known as Vito Barbieri) (born October 22, 1951)[3] is an American politician and lawyer from Idaho. He is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2010 representing District 3 in the A seat.[4]
Barbieri earned his associate degree from El Camino College and his bachelor's degree and J.D. from Western State College of Law.[5] [6] [7]
He practiced law in California for 20 years. Since moving to Idaho in 2004, he has operated several small businessess, including a catering business and owns an electronic cigarette store in Post Falls.
Barbieri previously served on the Revenue and Taxation Committee from 2010 to 2012.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Primary[8] | align="right" | 2,047 | 39.4% | align="right" | 1,298 | 25.0% | align="right" | 1,057 | 20.3% | align="right" | 794 | 15.3% | ||||||||||||
| 2010 General[9] | align="right" | 12,168 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Primary[10] | align="right" | 3,147 | 57.0% | align="right" | 2,373 | 43.0% | |||||||
| 2012 General[11] | align="right" | 14,142 | 65.7% | align="right" | 7,371 | 34.3% | |||||||
| 2014 Primary[12] | align="right" | 3,253 | 67.5% | align="right" | 1,568 | 32.5% | |||||||
| 2014 General[13] | align="right" | 9,470 | 65.9% | align="right" | 4,901 | 34.1% | |||||||
| 2016 Primary[14] | align="right" | 3,250 | 67.9% | align="right" | 1,539 | 32.1% | |||||||
| 2016 General[15] | align="right" | 17,115 | 72.2% | align="right" | 6,581 | 27.8% |
On November 23, 2020, Barbieri announced that he would run for Idaho House of Representatives assistant majority leader against Jason Monks.[16]
Barbieri came to national attention on February 23, 2015, after asking a doctor giving testimony if a woman could swallow a camera in order to undergo a remote gynecological exam and received the answer that such was not possible as swallowing a pill will not lead it to the vagina. In response to commentary on social media about the seeming anatomical confusion, he explained his remarks: "I was being rhetorical, because I was trying to make the point that equalizing a colonoscopy to this particular procedure was apples and oranges... So I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted."[17] [18]
However, upon receiving the explanation from the testifying doctor, Barbieri's response was, "Fascinating". The exchange included Barbieri's question: "Can this same procedure then be done in a pregnancy? Swallowing a camera and helping the doctor to determine what the situation is?" Dr. Julie Madsen, MD responded: "Mr. Chairman and Representative, it cannot be done in pregnancy simply because when you swallow a pill it would not end up in the vagina." Barbieri replied, "Fascinating. That certainly makes sense."[19] [20]