Toby Barker
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Toby Barker | |
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Mayor of Hattiesburg | |
Assumed office June 29, 2017[1] | |
Preceded by | Johnny DuPree |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 102nd district | |
In office 2008–2017 | |
Preceded by | Lee Jarrell Davis |
Succeeded by | Missy McGee |
Personal details | |
Born | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. | December 31, 1981
Political party | Independent (since 2017) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (before 2017) |
Spouse | Kate Northrop |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 2004; M.A., 2006) |
Website | http://www.tobybarker.com/ |
Toby Barker (born December 31, 1981) is an American politician and the current Mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 102nd District, being first elected in 2007. He is a former member of the Republican Party.[2] In 2017, Barker ran as an independent and defeated four-term incumbent Johnny DuPree to become Hattiesburg's next mayor.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.wdam.com/story/35734964/toby-barker-sworn-in-as-35th-mayor-of-hattiesburg
- ^ "Toby Barker". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Staff, WDAM (June 6, 2017). "New Era: DuPree concedes, Barker Hattiesburg mayor". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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- 1981 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Living people
- Mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi Republicans
- People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- People from Meridian, Mississippi
- University of Southern Mississippi alumni
- Mississippi Independents
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