Joe Barton

Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American Republican politician. He represented Texas's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019.^[1] He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus.

Joe Barton
Chair of the House Energy Committee
In office February 16, 2004 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Billy Tauzin
Succeeded by	John Dingell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th district
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Phil Gramm
Succeeded by	Ron Wright
Personal details
Born	Joe Linus Barton (1949-09-15) September 15, 1949 (age 76) Waco, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Texas A&M University, College Station (BS) Purdue University (MS)

Barton supported deregulation of the electricity and natural gas industries,^[2] and serves as vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees.^[3]

Barton was divorced from his first wife in 1992, remarried in 2002, and divorced from his second wife in 2015.^[4][5] 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.^[6] An anonymous Twitter user posted the photo of Barton.^[7] Many people believe that Barton is a victim of "revenge porn" (the act of posting sexual-related media without the person's permission).^[7]