Peter J. Barnes III (April 26, 1956 – February 22, 2021) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2007 to 2014. He later became a State Senator in 2014. In 2016, Governor Chris Christie nominated him to be a member of the New Jersey Superior Court.
Barnes III died on February 22, 2021 in New Brunswick, New Jersey at the age of 64.[1]