Representative Hardy Billington, a Republican, represents Butler County (District 152) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018. In addition to his legislative duties, Billington is also a property owner and former small business owner. For 18 years, he owned and operated a heating and cooling business in Poplar Bluff. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Staff Sergeant after serving his country for 12 years in the Army National Guard. Billington graduated from the Basic Institute of Technology. Billington received the Missouri School Boards’ Association “Master Board Member Award” and the Butler County Republican Central Committee’s “Kenneth M. Link Service Award.” He served on the Butler County Republican Central Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee, and Poplar Bluff HVAC and fair housing advisory boards, and is a former president of the Poplar Bluff R-I School Board.
