Barbara Linton

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name =Barb Linton

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| state =Wisconsin

| state_assembly =Wisconsin

| district =74th

| term_start =1986

| term_end =August 1, 1998

| preceded =William Plizka

| succeeded =Gary Sherman

| party =Democrat

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1952|6|27}}

| birth_place =Ashland, Wisconsin

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| alma_mater =Northland College

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| residence =High Bridge, Wisconsin

| relations = Married, 2 children

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Barbara J. Linton, (born June 27, 1952) was a Wisconsin politician and legislator. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1986 to 1998.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2000&keyword=Barb+Linton WisconsinHistory.com]

Born in Ashland, Wisconsin, she attended Northland College, and currently lives in High Bridge. She was the Ashland County Board Supervisor from 1984 to 1986.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2000&keyword=Barb+Linton WisconsinHistory.com] While serving in the State Assembly as a Democrat for 12 years, she later ran unsuccessfully as a Republican.