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== Early life and education ==

Steve Barr was born in San Mateo, California in 1959.<ref name="newyorker">{{cite web|title=The Instigator|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/05/11/the-instigator|publisher=''[[The New Yorker]]''|first=Douglas|last=McGray|accessdate=June 7, 2016|date=May 11, 2009}}</ref> His father left the family when Barr was two years old.<ref name="laschoolreport">{{cite web|title= Post navigation Steve Barr on weighing a mayoral run and what education reform is getting wrong|url=http://laschoolreport.com/steve-barr-on-weighing-a-mayoral-run-and-what-education-reform-is-getting-wrong/|publisher=''LA School Report''|first=Caroline|last=Bermudez|accessdate=June 7, 2016|date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> Barr and his younger brother were raised by a single mother.<ref name="laweekly">{{cite web|title=The Secret of His Success|url=http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-secret-of-his-success-2146560|publisher=''[[LA Weekly]]''|first=Judith|last=Lewis|accessdate=June 7, 2016|date=December 6, 2006}}</ref> Barr spent his early childhood in [[Monterey, California]] where his mother worked as a dental assistant and as a cocktail waitress. At the age of six, Barr and his younger brother were placed in foster care for a year.<ref name=newyorker/> In 1973, Barr's family moved to [[Cupertino, California]] where he and his brother attended [[Cupertino High School]].<ref name=laschoolreport/> At Cupertino High, Barr played on the basketball team and was elected student body president.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|title=Charter School Crusader Makes Waves in L.A.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/oct/10/local/me-profile10|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|first=Jean|last=Merl|accessdate=June 7, 2016|date=October 10, 2005}}</ref>

Barr was elected Student Body President and was involved in the Basketball team for Cupertino High School. He later attended De Anza college and U.C. Santa Barbara where he majored in Political Science. During this time, Barr worked at United Parcel Service and was active in the Teamster's Union. While still in college, Barr started the College Democrats at UCSB and interned for then-governor Jerry Brown. Barr also, while a Junior at UCSB, headed a campaign for Jack O'Connell for California State Assembly. O'Connell won in a big upset and was later elected as California Superintendent of Public Instruction.

== Early professional life ==