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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Gregory Scott "Greg" Haney
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 118 (Harrison County)
| term_start=January 2012
| term_end=
| preceded=Roger Ishee
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 5, 1959
| birth_place=Clarksdale<br>Coahoma County<br>[[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Rhonda B. Haney
| children=Scott, Sean, and Luke Haney
| alma_mater=East Gulfport High School<br>Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College<br>University of Southern Mississippi
| occupation=[[Real estate]] broker
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Gulfport<br>Harrison County<br>Mississippi
}}
'''Gregory Scott Haney''', known as '''Greg Haney''' (born September 5, 1959), is a [[real estate]] broker in Gulfport on the [[Mississippi]] Gulf Coast, who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 118 in Harrison County.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/haney.xml|title=Greg Haney|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>
A native of Clarkdsdale in the Mississippi Delta, Haney graduated from East Gulfport High School and studied at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston in Stone County and at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130314/greg-haney#.WeTlHrpFzb0|title=Greg Haney's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> He is employed by Champions Real Estate in Gulfport. A [[Baptist]],<ref name=billstatus/> he and his wife, Rhonda, have three grown sons.<ref name=pvs/>
Haney unseated Republican Representative Roger Ishee (born 1930) in the 2011 Republican runoff primary held on August 23 <ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Haney|title=Greg Haney|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> and then ran without opposition to claim the House seat in the November 8 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20MULTI%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, he defeated John McCay, who had also run for the seat in 2011, 2,482 (64.8 percent) to 1,347 (35.2 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/> He was again unopposed in the general election of November 3, 2015.<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 16, 2017}}</ref>
Haney sits on these House committees: (1) Marine Resources (vice chairman), (2) Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency, (3) Ports, Harbors, and Airports, (4) Tourism, and (5) Workforce Development.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2012, Representative Haney voted to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi and supported the bill to permit [[prayer]] in Mississippi public schools.<ref name=voting/> In 2013, he voted to make the position of state superintendent appointed, but the House rejected the conference report on the matter. In 2014, Haney voted to restrict [[abortion]]s to twenty weeks of gestation and to permit "wrongful death" lawsuits when an unborn child is killed. In 2016, Haney voted against dismemberment abortions. He voted to expand the list of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Haney supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirements for [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130314/greg-haney#.WeUI27pFzb0|title=Greg Haney's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 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]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
*[[William Shirley]]
*[[Shane Barnett]]
*[[Chris Johnson]]
*[[Noah Sanford]]
*[[Timmy Ladner]]
*[[Patricia Willis]]
*[[Brad Touchstone]]
*[[Roun McNeal]]
*[[Doug McLeod]]
*[[Charles Busby]]
*[[Scott DeLano]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haney, Greg}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
| name=Gregory Scott "Greg" Haney
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 118 (Harrison County)
| term_start=January 2012
| term_end=
| preceded=Roger Ishee
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 5, 1959
| birth_place=Clarksdale<br>Coahoma County<br>[[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Rhonda B. Haney
| children=Scott, Sean, and Luke Haney
| alma_mater=East Gulfport High School<br>Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College<br>University of Southern Mississippi
| occupation=[[Real estate]] broker
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Gulfport<br>Harrison County<br>Mississippi
}}
'''Gregory Scott Haney''', known as '''Greg Haney''' (born September 5, 1959), is a [[real estate]] broker in Gulfport on the [[Mississippi]] Gulf Coast, who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 118 in Harrison County.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/haney.xml|title=Greg Haney|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>
A native of Clarkdsdale in the Mississippi Delta, Haney graduated from East Gulfport High School and studied at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston in Stone County and at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130314/greg-haney#.WeTlHrpFzb0|title=Greg Haney's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> He is employed by Champions Real Estate in Gulfport. A [[Baptist]],<ref name=billstatus/> he and his wife, Rhonda, have three grown sons.<ref name=pvs/>
Haney unseated Republican Representative Roger Ishee (born 1930) in the 2011 Republican runoff primary held on August 23 <ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Haney|title=Greg Haney|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> and then ran without opposition to claim the House seat in the November 8 general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20MULTI%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, he defeated John McCay, who had also run for the seat in 2011, 2,482 (64.8 percent) to 1,347 (35.2 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/> He was again unopposed in the general election of November 3, 2015.<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 16, 2017}}</ref>
Haney sits on these House committees: (1) Marine Resources (vice chairman), (2) Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency, (3) Ports, Harbors, and Airports, (4) Tourism, and (5) Workforce Development.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2012, Representative Haney voted to require photo identification as a condition for voting in Mississippi and supported the bill to permit [[prayer]] in Mississippi public schools.<ref name=voting/> In 2013, he voted to make the position of state superintendent appointed, but the House rejected the conference report on the matter. In 2014, Haney voted to restrict [[abortion]]s to twenty weeks of gestation and to permit "wrongful death" lawsuits when an unborn child is killed. In 2016, Haney voted against dismemberment abortions. He voted to expand the list of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, Haney supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirements for [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130314/greg-haney#.WeUI27pFzb0|title=Greg Haney's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 16, 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]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
*[[William Shirley]]
*[[Shane Barnett]]
*[[Chris Johnson]]
*[[Noah Sanford]]
*[[Timmy Ladner]]
*[[Patricia Willis]]
*[[Brad Touchstone]]
*[[Roun McNeal]]
*[[Doug McLeod]]
*[[Charles Busby]]
*[[Scott DeLano]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haney, Greg}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]