Joe Barton

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Energy independence
Health care reform
Telecommunications deregulation
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Texas_Republican_delegation
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:birthDate 1954-09-15
September 15, 1949
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Waco,_Texas
gptkb:Waco,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Energy_and_Commerce_Committee
34 years
gptkbp:controversy Comments on climate change
Comments on BP oil spill
Political donations from energy companies
gptkbp:district gptkb:Texas's_6th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:hobbies Fishing
Golf
Hunting
Reading
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joe Barton
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Joe_Barton%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg/220px-Joe_Barton%2C_official_portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg
gptkbp:influence Energy_policy_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:legacy Influence on energy legislation
Long_tenure_in_Congress
Part_of_Texas_Republican_politics
gptkbp:notableEvent 2016 election cycle
2010 BP oil spill hearings
2012 redistricting controversy
2018 retirement announcement
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Affordable_Health_Care_for_America_Act
Energy Policy Act of 2005
gptkbp:occupation Attorney
U.S._Representative
gptkbp:office U.S._Representative
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:personalLife Resides_in_Ennis,_Texas
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Chairman_of_the_House_Energy_and_Commerce_Committee
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jim_Wright
Lloyd Bentsen
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Tina_Barton
Tami_Barton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Van_Taylor
gptkbp:termEnd 2019-01-03
January 3, 2019
gptkbp:termStart 1985-01-03
January 3, 1985
gptkbp:website https://barton.house.gov
barton.house.gov