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Summary

Representative Joe Linus Barton

Full Name: Joe Linus Barton
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 6, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Terri; 4 Children; 2 Stepchildren
Birth Date: 09/15/1949
Birth Place: Waco, TX
Home City: Ennis, TX
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

HR 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 16, 2011

HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...

HR 5987 - Seniors Protection Act
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 8, 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to each individual entitled to Federal benefits if no cost-of-living increase takes effect ...

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Recent Public Statements

Barton on NSA Scandal: "You Don't Target Everyone Just Because of a Handful of Threats"

June 12, 2013 - Congressman Joe Barton (R-Arlington/Ennis) released the following statement after attending a classified briefing about the recent revelations about data collection at the National Security Agency: ...

Letter to Daniel Werfel, Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue - IRS Seizure of Health Records

June 11, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.http://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/files/letters/20130611IRS.pdf

Rep. Barton, Committee Investigate Allegations of IRS Seizure of 60 Million Medical Records, Possible Privacy Violations

June 11, 2013 - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders, including Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Administrator Daniel Werfel requesting information ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Vietnam Veterans of America Positions 100%
2009 Disabled American Veterans House of Representatives Score 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,535,592.48
Total Spent $2,152,615.75
Cash On Hand $905,926.91
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joe Barton has 94% Political Courage

Joe Barton has demonstrated Political Courage by telling citizens where he stands on the issues he/ she may face if elected.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://forms.house.gov/barton/webforms/zip_authen.html

Washington, D.C. Website
http://joebarton.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepJoeBarton

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/RepJoeBarton

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeBarton

Washington, D.C.
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2002
Fax: 202-225-3052

District
6001 West Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway
Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76017
Phone: 817-543-1000
Fax: 817-548-7029

District
2106 A West Ennis Avenue
Ennis, TX 75119-3942
Phone: 972-875-8488
Fax: 972-875-1907

Key Staff
Linda Gillispie
Scheduler
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4306
Phone: 202-225-2002
Fax: 202-225-3052

Key Staff
Ron Wright
Chief of Staff
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4306
Phone: 202-225-2002
Fax: 202-225-3052

Key Staff
Sean Brown
Press Secretary
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4306
Phone: 202-225-2002
Fax: 202-225-3052

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