Blanche Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected to the Senate in 1998;she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives,representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
Matthew Joseph Shepherd is an attorney from his native El Dorado,Arkansas,who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6,which includes western Union County. He was elected in the 2010,2012,and 2014 legislative races.
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a public university in Russellville,Arkansas. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. The Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus,a two-year satellite campus in the town of Ozark,primarily focuses on associate and certificate education.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public research university in Little Rock,Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927,the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the University of Arkansas System under its present name. The former campus of Little Rock Junior College is now (2019) the campus of Philander Smith College.
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members,each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time,and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the current term,the Senate contains twenty-seven Republicans,seven Democrats,and one independent.
Michael W. Frerichs is an American politician serving as the State Treasurer of Illinois,having taken office on January 12,2015. Before being elected treasurer,he was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 52nd District from 2007 until 2015. The district,located in Champaign and Vermilion counties,includes all or parts of Champaign,Danville,Georgetown,Gifford,Rantoul,Thomasboro,and Urbana.
Eddie Joe Williams is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 29th district from 2011 to 2017. During his tenure in the Senate,Williams served as majority leader.
Charlie Daniels is an American Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. He was the State Auditor of Arkansas from 2011 to 2015 and previously served as Arkansas Secretary of State,and as Commissioner of State Lands.
Jim Wood,an American politician,is a former State Auditor of the U.S. state of Arkansas,and is a former State Legislator. He served from 2003 to 2011.
The Arkansas State Auditor is an executive position and constitutional officer within the Arkansas government. The State Auditor serves as the accountant for the state,responsible for monitoring funds for state agencies,disbursing state funds,and managing unclaimed property.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman in the state of Montana. A Republican,he is the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives,elected in 2020.
Troy Xavier Kelley is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 10th Washington State Auditor from 2013 to 2017,and is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a lieutenant colonel JAG officer in the Washington National Guard. Kelley was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 28th Legislative District from 2007 to 2013. In 2017 he was convicted of multiple counts of possession of stolen property,making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.
Jacob Carl Fey is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 27th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Fey assumed office on January 14,2013.
The State government of Arkansas is divided into three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. These consist of the state governor's office,a bicameral state legislature known as the Arkansas General Assembly,and a state court system. The Arkansas Constitution delineates the structure and function of the state government. Since 1963,Arkansas has had four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Like all other states,it has two seats in the U.S. Senate.
Jerry Nathan Bell, known as Nate Bell,is an Independent politician from Mena in the U.S. state of Arkansas,who served three two-year terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2017,he represented District 20,which encompasses Polk and Montgomery counties. From 2011 to 2013,he was the representative for District 22. He was a Republican prior to 2015.
Ann Veasman Clemmer is an American political scientist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas. A Republican,Clemmer is a former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives,having represented District 23 from 2013 to 2015. She was sworn in for her first term in 2009 in House District 29. Clemmer is also credited as being the first woman ever to preside over the Arkansas House in the state's history,during the 2014 special session held in the Old State House;it was the first time the state legislature convened in the building in more than a century.
Greg Leding is a member of the Arkansas Senate representing District 4 since January 14,2019. Leding previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives,representing the 86th district in Fayetteville,the state's third-largest city,which includes Fayetteville High School,the West Dickson Street Commercial Historic District,the Fayetteville Historic Square,the Washington-Willow Historic District,and the University of Arkansas,the state's largest university. Fayetteville is located in Washington County.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4,2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20,2014,for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs,necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote,were held on June 10,2014.
Larry R. Teague is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate representing District 10,which includes Howard,Montgomery,Pike,and Polk counties and parts of Clark,Hempstead,Nevada,and Sevier counties. He also serves as Senate Minority Whip. He is ineligible to seek re-election in 2022 due to term limits. Teague served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2009 until January 2013 in the Senate District 20 seat and from January 1997 through January 2002 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 19 seat.
John Paul Capps is one of the longest-serving members of the state legislature in Arkansas.
