Joe Barton

Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is a Republican politician, representing (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. The district includes Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Following the 2014 primary defeat of Ralph Hall, Barton became the dean of the Texas congressional delegation. Barton came to national prominence after telling a citizen at a town hall meeting to shut up, although the citizen later claimed he deserved it.In terms of his positions, Barton advocates for deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries, and he serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees. He is skeptical that manmade carbon emissions have contributed to global warming, is a proponent of the use of fossil fuels, voted in favor of the May 4, 2017 GOP plan to replace Obamacare, supports President Donald Trumps ban on immigration from Muslim-majority nations, and supports the death penalty for persons caught spying. Barton recently led the successful efforts to repeal the oil export ban in the House.

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