Joe Barton

Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American Republican politician. He represented  in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. Lindsay Bever, March 15, 2017, Washington Post, ‘You, sir, shut up!’: Republican congressman shouts down a constituent at tense town hall, Retrieved March 15, 2017, "...“You, sir, shut up.”... The crowd responded with a combination of apparent anger and applause, with one attendee screaming: “What is that? You don’t tell anybody to shut up! You work for us!”..." He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus. 

Barton supported deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries, and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.

Barton was divorced from his first wife in 1992, remarried in 2002, and  divorced from his second wife in 2015.Maria Recio, Long-timer Joe Barton seeks to regain powerful chairmanship in Congress, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (May 21, 2016).Is Republican Congressman Joe Barton A Victim Of Revenge Porn? 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.Texas congressman apologizes for nude online selfie ABC News An anonymous Twitter user posted the photo of Barton.Congressman Joe Barton Might Have Been the Victim of Revenge Porn, Slate.com, November 22, 2017 Many people believe that Barton is a victim of "revenge porn" (the act of posting sexual-related media without the person's permission).

References

Other websites
 Congressman Joe Barton  official House site
 Joe Barton for Congress

Category:1949 births
Category:Living people
Category:United States representatives from Texas
Category:People from Waco, Texas
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians