# Manly Barton

Manly Barton is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 109.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 109
- Serving since: 2012-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3ea3d93-cd2d-48f4-babd-a47bbd951108

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3ea3d93-cd2d-48f4-babd-a47bbd951108 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Barton has served since 2012.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.05), from 6 donors and 1,192 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.6% (90.1%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Passage · HC 65 Suspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC65/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1761 Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1761/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1772 Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3410 City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3410/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2917 Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2917/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2474 Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2474/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2409 Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2409/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2103 Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2103/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1330 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area". · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1330/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 44. 31.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 36 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4109: Jackson County; authorize contributions to Friends of Art, Culture and Education (F.A.C.E). (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4109/
- HB 4062: Ad valorem tax; exempt property within the Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone if annexed by a municipality. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4062/
- HB 1789: Appropriation; additional for DMR for prior-year projects. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1789/
- HB 1620: Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone Establishment Act; create. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1620/
- HR 22: Charlie F. Myles; mourn the loss and commemorate the life, legacy and community service of. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR22/
- HB 41: CON; remove intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities from CON law. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB41/
- HB 42: CON; Health Department shall issue for additional beds in a community living program for developmentally disabled adults in Madison County. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB42/
- HB 4: Municipal annexation; provide that an election shall be held on the question of. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4/
- HB 18: Towing companies; require to record certain information of the person who requests the services. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB18/
- HB 1455: Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; delete certain prohibitions against distributors. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1455/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/Barton.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manly.barton
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manly-barton-23823a4b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3ea3d93-cd2d-48f4-babd-a47bbd951108