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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Robert D. Foster
| image=
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br>for District 28 (DeSoto County)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Tommy Taylor
| succeeded=
| birth_date=April 8, 1983
| birth_place=[[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Heather M. Foster
| children=Libby and Hayes Foster
| alma_mater=Hernando High School<br>
[[University of Mississippi]]
| occupation=[[Business]]man
|religion=[[Church of Christ]]
| residence=Hernando<br>DeSoto County<br>[[Mississippi]]
}}
'''Robert D. Foster''' (born April 8, 1983) is a [[business]]man in Hernando, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 28 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/foster.xmltitle=Robert Foster|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
Born in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], Foster, an [[Eagle Scout]], graduated with a degree in business from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford, of which he is a member of the alumni association. He is the president of Cedar Hill Farm in Hernando, which offers [[golf]] and hosts weddings, receptions, and other gatherings. He is the president of the Southern Christmas Tree Association. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Libby and Hayes Foster. He is a member of the Goldman Oaks [[Church of Christ]] in Southaven in DeSoto County.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156348/robert-foster#.Wd4p-LpFzb1|title=Robert Foster's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, Foster won the Republican nomination for the District 28 House position over intra-party opponent, Les Green, 3,819 (58.2 percent) to 2,748 (41.8 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx|title=Republican Primary election returns|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> He was then unopposed in the November 3 [[general election]]. Foster serves on these House committees: (1) Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (vice chairman), (2) Agriculture, (3) Constitution, and (4) Local and Private Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2016, Representative Foster supported the bill to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He backed legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Foster sponsored the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi. He co-sponsored the bill to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156348/robert-foster#.Wd45YbpFzb0
|title=Robert Foster's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Robert}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
| name=Robert D. Foster
| image=
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br>for District 28 (DeSoto County)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Tommy Taylor
| succeeded=
| birth_date=April 8, 1983
| birth_place=[[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Heather M. Foster
| children=Libby and Hayes Foster
| alma_mater=Hernando High School<br>
[[University of Mississippi]]
| occupation=[[Business]]man
|religion=[[Church of Christ]]
| residence=Hernando<br>DeSoto County<br>[[Mississippi]]
}}
'''Robert D. Foster''' (born April 8, 1983) is a [[business]]man in Hernando, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 28 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/foster.xmltitle=Robert Foster|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
Born in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], Foster, an [[Eagle Scout]], graduated with a degree in business from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford, of which he is a member of the alumni association. He is the president of Cedar Hill Farm in Hernando, which offers [[golf]] and hosts weddings, receptions, and other gatherings. He is the president of the Southern Christmas Tree Association. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Libby and Hayes Foster. He is a member of the Goldman Oaks [[Church of Christ]] in Southaven in DeSoto County.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156348/robert-foster#.Wd4p-LpFzb1|title=Robert Foster's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, Foster won the Republican nomination for the District 28 House position over intra-party opponent, Les Green, 3,819 (58.2 percent) to 2,748 (41.8 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx|title=Republican Primary election returns|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> He was then unopposed in the November 3 [[general election]]. Foster serves on these House committees: (1) Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (vice chairman), (2) Agriculture, (3) Constitution, and (4) Local and Private Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2016, Representative Foster supported the bill to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He backed legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Foster sponsored the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi. He co-sponsored the bill to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156348/robert-foster#.Wd45YbpFzb0
|title=Robert Foster's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Robert}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]