Barbara Linton

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = | honorific_prefix = | name = Barb Linton | honorific_suffix = | caption = | state = Wisconsin | state_assembly = Wisconsin | district = 74th | term_start = January 5, 1987 | term_end = July 31, 1998 | preceded = William Plizka | succeeded = Gary Sherman | party = Democrat | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|6|27}} | birth_place = Ashland, Wisconsin | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Northland College | profession = | relations = Married, 2 children | website = }}

'''Barbara J. Linton''', (born June 27, 1952) was a Wisconsin politician and legislator. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1987 to 1998.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2000&keyword=Barb+Linton WisconsinHistory.com]</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2000&keyword=Barb+Linton WisconsinHistory.com]</ref> While serving in the State Assembly as a Democrat for 12 years, she later ran unsuccessfully as a Republican.

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