John Franklin Mandt Jr. (born May 8, 1963) is an American businessman, politician, who formerly served as a

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member of the

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, representing District 16, which includes parts of

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and

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counties. First elected in 2018, he resigned after it was reported he made homophobic remarks in a private

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chat. Mandt previously referred to the

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as "the alphabet hate group" and called Delegate Eric Porterfield "a great guy" in response to his own anti-gay comments.

Political career

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandt, John 1963 births Living people Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates 21st-century American politicians Christians from West Virginia Politicians from Huntington, West Virginia