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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 43 (Oktibbeha and Winston counties)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Michael Evans
| succeeded=
| term_start2=1998
| term_end2=2003
| succeeded2=Robert J. Moody
| birth_date=August 8, 1968
| birth_place=Greenville<br>Washington County<br>[[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Karen Roberson
| children=Kelly, Marley, Jack, and Eli Roberson
| alma_mater=Mississippi State University<br>
Mississippi College School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Starkville, Mississippi
}}
'''Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II''' (born August 8, 1968), is a [[lawyer]] in Starkville, [[Mississippi]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 43 in 0ktibbeha and Winston counties in the north central portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/roberson.xml|title=Rob Roberson, II|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
Born in Greenville in Washington County in the Mississippi Delta country, Roberson in 1991 obtained a bachelor of business administration degree from Mississi ppi State University in Starkville. In 2003, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5TXbpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> While receiving the law degree he left the Mississippi House after a five-year stint from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Senate in District 15. In 2015, Roberson returned to the House by defeating his intra-party opponent Mac Smith by a 2-1 margin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Millsaps|title=Paul Millsaps|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accesdate=October 11, 2017}]</ref> and then overcoming the challenge of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Paul Millsaps, a fellow Starkville lawyer, 3,484 (63.9 percent) to 1,972 (36.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> The post was vacated by the one-term Democrat, Michael Evans.
Roberson is a former chairman of the Oktibbeha County Republican Party.<ref name=pvs/> He serves on these House committees: (1) Education (vice-chairman), (2) County Affairs, (3) Judiciary A, (4) Local and Private Legislation, and (5) Municipalities.<ref name=bill status/>
In 2016, Representative Roberson voted to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi and co-sponsored the legislation to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He supported 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, he backed the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5gYLpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson'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]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
==References==
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| name=Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 43 (Oktibbeha and Winston counties)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Michael Evans
| succeeded=
| term_start2=1998
| term_end2=2003
| succeeded2=Robert J. Moody
| birth_date=August 8, 1968
| birth_place=Greenville<br>Washington County<br>[[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Karen Roberson
| children=Kelly, Marley, Jack, and Eli Roberson
| alma_mater=Mississippi State University<br>
Mississippi College School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Starkville, Mississippi
}}
'''Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II''' (born August 8, 1968), is a [[lawyer]] in Starkville, [[Mississippi]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 43 in 0ktibbeha and Winston counties in the north central portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/roberson.xml|title=Rob Roberson, II|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
Born in Greenville in Washington County in the Mississippi Delta country, Roberson in 1991 obtained a bachelor of business administration degree from Mississi ppi State University in Starkville. In 2003, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5TXbpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> While receiving the law degree he left the Mississippi House after a five-year stint from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Senate in District 15. In 2015, Roberson returned to the House by defeating his intra-party opponent Mac Smith by a 2-1 margin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Millsaps|title=Paul Millsaps|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accesdate=October 11, 2017}]</ref> and then overcoming the challenge of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Paul Millsaps, a fellow Starkville lawyer, 3,484 (63.9 percent) to 1,972 (36.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> The post was vacated by the one-term Democrat, Michael Evans.
Roberson is a former chairman of the Oktibbeha County Republican Party.<ref name=pvs/> He serves on these House committees: (1) Education (vice-chairman), (2) County Affairs, (3) Judiciary A, (4) Local and Private Legislation, and (5) Municipalities.<ref name=bill status/>
In 2016, Representative Roberson voted to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi and co-sponsored the legislation to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He supported 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, he backed the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5gYLpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson'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]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
==References==
{{reflist{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberson, Rob}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category Lawyers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]