Marion Berry
- This page is about the Arkansas House member; the former mayor of Washington, DC is Marion Barry.
Robert Marion Berry (born August 27 1942) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 1st District of Arkansas (map). He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, was educated at the University of Arkansas, and was a farmer, a licensed pharmacist, a member of the city council of Gillett, Arkansas, a member of the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, a member of the White House Domestic Policy Council (1993-1996) and special assistant to President Bill Clinton for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance (1993-1996) before entering the House.
His voting record has been mixed: while he opposes legal abortion and same-sex marriage, he also voted against making the Patriot Act's provisions permanent.
Recently, Berry made headlines when he called Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Florida) a "Howdy Doody looking nimrod" while on the House floor.