Manly Barton

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American politician (born 1949)

Preceded byFrank Hamilton

BornManly George Barton
(1949-03-14) March 14, 1949 (age 77)

Manly Barton


Speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2024
Preceded by	Jason White
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 109th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2012
Preceded by	Frank Hamilton

Personal details
Born	Manly George Barton (1949-03-14) March 14, 1949 (age 77) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
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]

Career

Barton is a retired systems analyst for Chevron.^[2]

Politics

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]

Personal life

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]

References

↑ "Manly Barton". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manly Barton". Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ "Rep. Manly Barton at CCTI". ccti.pgsd.ms. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ "Sampling Our History column: Board of Supervisors guided rapid progress in mid-1900s". gulflive. January 30, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Havens, April M. (January 3, 2012). "Jackson County Supervisor John McKay voted in as president of board". gulflive. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ "Jackson County Supervisor to testify in Washington about oil spill's impact". WLOX. June 23, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Wilkinson, Kaija (July 17, 2011). "District 109 race pits 2 GOP candidates from Hurley: Longtime Jackson County Supervisor Manly Barton, and challenger Boyd Kendall". gulflive. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
1 2 "Manly Barton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Ganucheau, Adam (July 2, 2021). "Philip Gunn whips the final House votes to change the state flag". Mississippi Today. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Ulmer, Sarah (January 2, 2024). "Mississippi House ushers in new administration with election of Speaker Jason White". Magnolia Tribune. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Gates, Jimmie E. "Mississippi Rep. Manly Barton in ICU with COVID-19, fellow lawmaker says". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved January 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ WLOX Staff (June 7, 2023). "Ocean Springs teacher, musician killed in I-10 crash". WLOX. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

Mississippi House of Representatives

Preceded by

Jason White

Speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives
2024–present

Incumbent

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U.S. senators	Roger Wicker Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Senate	Delbert Hosemann, President Dean Kirby, President pro tempore Derrick Simmons, Minority Leader
House	Jason White, Speaker Manly Barton, Speaker pro tempore Robert Johnson III, Minority Leader
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