Manly Barton | |
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Speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 2, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jason White |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the 109th district | |
Assumed office January 3,2012 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | Manly George Barton March 14,1949 Mobile,Alabama,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sarah Thornton |
Education | Faulkner University (BA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1969–1971 |
Rank | Specialist 5 |
Unit | 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Bronze Star Purple Heart |
Manly George Barton (born March 14,1949) is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 109th District,being first elected in 2011. He was elected Speaker pro tempore in 2024. He is a member of the Republican party. [1]
Manly Barton was born March 14,1949,in Mobile,Alabama. [2] He graduated from Vancleave High School and Alabama Christian College. [2]
Barton was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War for the U.S. Army. He received the Purple Heart,the Bronze Star for Valor,and a Bronze for Meritorious Service,Army Air Medal,and an Army Commendation Medal for his service with the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion,1st Air Cavalry Division. [3]
Barton is a retired systems analyst for Chevron. [2]
Barton served as a Jackson County Supervisor for 12 years prior to his time in the Mississippi Legislature from 2000 to 2012. [4] [5] As supervisor,Barton testified to the House of Representatives on the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on South Mississippi. [6]
Upon the retirement of state Rep. Frank Hamilton,Barton decided to run for the 109th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives. During the campaign,he emphasized economic development,education,rural issues,and infrastructure funding. [7] He was elected to represent the 109th district in 2011 after a competitive primary and assumed office in 2012 after an uncontested general election. [2] [8] Barton defeated a third-party Libertarian candidate in 2015 with 87.7% of the vote,and had uncompetitive general elections in 2019 and 2023. [8]
In 2020,Barton voted in favor of changing the Mississippi state flag after pressure from Speaker Phillip Gunn and his wife. [9]
He was elected Speaker pro tempore in 2024,serving under Speaker Jason White. [10]
He is married to Sarah Thornton and is of Methodist faith. [2]
In 2020,Barton contracted COVID-19 was admitted to the intensive care unit in a hospital. [11] Barton's son,an Ocean Springs teacher,died in 2023. [12]
Barton is a member of the Military Order Purple Heart,American Legion,VFW,National Rifle Association of America,and East Central Civic Organization. [2]
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