Billy Long
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Blunt |
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August 11, 1955 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Long |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri, Columbia |
| Website | House website |
William H. "Billy" Long II (born August 11, 1955) is an American politician currently serving as the incumbent U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2011. The district includes much of the southwestern quadrant of the state and is anchored in Springfield. The district also includes Joplin and the popular tourist destination of Branson.
A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to fill the district's vacant seat in the 2010 midterm elections following the successful election of its then-incumbent Roy Blunt to the U.S. Senate.
Long is a fourth-generation native of Missouri. He was born in Springfield in 1955. He attended the University of Missouri and was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity prior to dropping out to attend the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City. He received his Certified Auctioneer Institute designation via the National Auctioneers Association Education Institute and Trustees.
Long owned Billy Long Auctions, LLC. He was also a talk radio show host on the Springfield-based station KWTO. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, National Auctioneers Association, the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, the National Rifle Association, and the Greater Springfield Board of Realtors.
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