Legislative Session: State Representative Manly Barton

State Representative Manly Barton joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about how he got into public service, serving in the Vietnam War, chairing the Local and Private Legislation Committee and more.




  • Show intro, introducing State Representative Manly Barton - 00:29
  • How Representative Barton became a public servant - 01:20
  • Where we're at in the 2023 legislative session - 02:52
  • Serving in the Vietnam War - 04:29
  • Overview of the Local and Private Legislation Committee - 08:14
  • On career and technical training in Mississippi - 12:14
  • About the Career Coaches Program - 16:22
  • Four-lane Highway 57 project - 19:30
  • Representative Barton's favorite place(s) to eat - 23:21
  • Show outro - 26:06
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