Joe Barton
American politician; U.S. Representative for Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American politician; U.S. Representative for Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American Republican politician. He represented Texas's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019.[1] He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Joe Barton | |
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| Chair of the House Energy Committee | |
| In office February 16, 2004 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Billy Tauzin |
| Succeeded by | John Dingell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Gramm |
| Succeeded by | Ron Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joe Linus Barton September 15, 1949 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Texas A&M University, College Station (BS) Purdue University (MS) |
Barton supported deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries,[2] and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.[3]
Barton was divorced from his first wife in 1992, remarried in 2002, and divorced from his second wife in 2015.[4][5] He has four children.
In November 2017, nude selfie pictures of Barton surfaced online, which he acknowledged were authentic, and which he apologized for to his constituents.[6] An anonymous Twitter user posted the photo of Barton.[7] Many people believe that Barton is a victim of "revenge porn" (the act of posting sexual-related media without the person's permission).[7]
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