John Mandt | |
State Delegate: | West Virginia |
District: | 16th |
Alongside: | Sean Hornbuckle & Daniel Linville |
Term Start: | December 1, 2020 |
Term Start1: | December 1, 2018 |
Term End1: | October 3, 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Carol Miller |
Birth Name: | John Franklin Mandt Jr. |
Birth Date: | 8 May 1963 |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Ami McGinnis |
Residence: | Huntington, West Virginia |
Alma Mater: | Marshall University (Did not graduate) |
Children: | 6 |
John Franklin Mandt Jr. (born May 8, 1963) is an American businessman, politician, who formerly served as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16, which includes parts of Cabell and Lincoln counties. First elected in 2018, he resigned after it was reported he made homophobic remarks in a private Facebook chat.[1] Mandt previously referred to the LGBT community as "the alphabet hate group" and called Delegate Eric Porterfield "a great guy" in response to his own anti-gay comments.[2] [3]