Michael Barnes, a Democrat, represents District 4 on Charlotte City Council. He was elected in 2005 and is now serving his second term on Council. He is a member of the Housing and Neighborhood Development and Transportation committees. He is Council representative to the University City Partners.
Barnes is a volunteer with the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party.
He received his law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law and his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Barnes was a stakeholder in the Rocky River Small Area Plan Group and has provided pro-bono legal services to disadvantaged area citizens, including elderly and children.
