Arkansas House of Representatives | |
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92nd Arkansas General Assembly | |
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Term limits | 16 Years (both houses) |
History | |
New session started | January 14, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | |
Speaker pro Tempore | Jon Eubanks (R) since January 2015 |
Majority Leader | Marcus Richmond (R) since January 2015 |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution |
Salary | $39,399.84/year + per diem |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (100 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (100 seats) |
Redistricting | Arkansas Board of Apportionment and Arkansas General Assembly |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas | |
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Arkansas House of Representatives |
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and, since the 2014 Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, limited to sixteen years cumulative in either house. [1]
The Arkansas House of Representatives meets annually, in regular session in odd number years and for a fiscal session in even number years, at the State Capitol in Little Rock. [2]
The Speaker of the House presides over the body and is elected by the membership every two years. Its duties include the supervision and directing the daily order of business, recognizing members to speak, preserving order in the House, deciding all questions of order and germaneness, certifying all measures passed, assigning committee leadership, and naming members to select committees. In the Speaker's absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore presides.
Position | Name | Party | County | District | |
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Speaker of the House | Matthew Shepherd | Republican | Union | 6 | |
Speaker pro tempore | Jon Eubanks | Republican | Logan/Franklin/Scott/Sebastian | 74 |
Position | Name | Party | County | District | |
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Majority Leader | Ken Bragg | Republican | Grant | 15 | |
Majority Whip | Jim Dotson | Republican | Benton | 93 | |
Majority Caucus Secretary | Charlotte Douglas | Republican | Crawford | 75 | |
Minority Leader | Fredrick Love | Democratic | Pulaski | 29 |
76 | 24 |
Republican | Democratic |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Republican | Democratic | Ind | Green | Vacant | ||
End of the 90th General Assembly | 68 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Beginning of the 91st General Assembly | 76 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Current | 76 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 76% | 24% |
District | Name | Party | First elected | Term-limited |
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1 | Carol Dalby | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
2 | Lane Jean | Rep | 2010 | 2026 |
3 | Danny Watson | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
4 | DeAnn Vaught | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
5 | David Fielding | Dem | 2010 | 2026 |
6 | Matthew Shepherd | Rep | 2010 | 2026 |
7 | Sonia Eubanks Barker | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
8 | Jeff Wardlaw | Rep | 2010 | 2026 |
9 | LeAnne Burch | Dem | 2016 | 2032 |
10 | Mike Holcomb | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
11 | Don Edward Glover | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
12 | Chris Richey | Dem | 2012 | 2028 |
13 | David Hillman | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
14 | Roger Lynch | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
15 | Ken Bragg | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
16 | Ken Ferguson | Dem | 2014 | 2030 |
17 | Vivian Flowers | Dem | 2014 | 2030 |
18 | Richard Womack | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
19 | Justin Gonzales | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
20 | John Maddox | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
21 | Marcus Richmond | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
22 | seat vacant [3] | — | — | — |
23 | Lanny Fite | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
24 | Bruce Cozart | Rep | 2011† | 2028 |
25 | Les Warren | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
26 | Laurie Rushing | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
27 | Julie Mayberry | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
28 | Jasen Kelly | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
29 | Fredrick Love | Dem | 2010 | 2026 |
30 | Fred Allen | Dem | 2016 | 2032 |
31 | Andy Davis | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
32 | Jim Sorvillo | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
33 | Tippi McCullough | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
34 | seat vacant [4] | — | — | — |
35 | Andrew Collins | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
36 | Denise Ennett | Dem | 2019† | 2034 |
37 | Jamie Aleshia Scott | Dem | 2018 | 2028 |
38 | Carlton Wing | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
39 | Mark Lowery | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
40 | Douglas House | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
41 | Karilyn Brown | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
42 | Mark Perry | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
43 | Brian Evans | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
44 | Cameron Cooper | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
45 | Jim Wooten | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
46 | Les Eaves | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
47 | Craig Christiansen | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
48 | Reginald Murdock | Dem | 2010 | 2026 |
49 | Steve Hollowell | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
50 | Milton Nicks | Dem | 2014 | 2030 |
51 | Deborah Ferguson | Dem | 2012 | 2028 |
52 | Dwight Tosh | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
53 | Dan Sullivan | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
54 | Johnny Rye | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
55 | Monte Hodges | Dem | 2012 | 2028 |
56 | Joe Jett | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
57 | Jimmy Gazaway | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
58 | Brandt Smith | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
59 | Jack Ladyman | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
60 | Fran Cavenaugh | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
61 | Marsh Davis | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
62 | Michelle Gray | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
63 | Stu Smith | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
64 | John Payton | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
65 | Rick Beck | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
66 | Josh Miller | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
67 | Stephen Meeks | Rep | 2010 | 2026 |
68 | Stan Berry | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
69 | Aaron Pilkington | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
70 | Spencer Hawks | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
71 | Joe Cloud | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
72 | Stephen Magie | Dem | 2012 | 2028 |
73 | Mary Bentley | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
74 | Jon Eubanks | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
75 | Lee Johnson | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
76 | Cindy Crawford | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
77 | Justin Boyd | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
78 | Jay Richardson | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
79 | Gary Deffenbaugh | Rep | 2010 | 2026 |
80 | Charlene Fite | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
81 | Bruce Coleman | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
82 | Sarah Capp | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
83 | Keith Slape | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
84 | Denise Garner | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
85 | David Whitaker | Dem | 2012 | 2028 |
86 | Nicole Clowney | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
87 | Robin Lundstrum | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
88 | Clint Penzo | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
89 | Megan Godfrey | Dem | 2018 | 2034 |
90 | Jana Della Rosa | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
91 | Dan Douglas | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
92 | Gayla McKenzie | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
93 | Jim Dotson | Rep | 2012 | 2028 |
94 | Rebecca Petty | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
95 | Austin McCollum | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
96 | Grant Hodges | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
97 | Harlan Breaux | Rep | 2018 | 2034 |
98 | Ron McNair | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
99 | Jack Fortner | Rep | 2016 | 2032 |
100 | Nelda Speaks | Rep | 2014 | 2030 |
The House has 10 Standing Committees:
CLASS A
CLASS B
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEES
JOINT COMMITTEES
CURRENT COMMITTEES INCLUDE: [5]
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Each Representative serves on two Standing Committees, and each committee has 20 members. Standing Committee chairmen and vice-chairmen are selected from respective committee rosters by the Speaker.
Two Select Committees operate exclusively within the House. Members of the committees are appointed by the Speaker. The House Select Committees are the House Committee on Rules and the House Management Committee.
The Committee on Rules considers all proposed action touching the House rules, the joint rules and the order of business. The Committee also considers all legislation dealing with alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, coin-operated amusement devices, vending machines, lobbying, code of ethics, pari-mutuel betting and similar legislation.
The House Management Committee works with the Speaker of the House to direct and oversee operations of the House of Representatives. Its duties include the hiring and supervision of the House Staff, the development of personnel policies and procedures, and the monitoring of facility usage and maintenance.
Representatives also serve on five committees that operate jointly with the Senate. They are Joint Budget, Joint Retirement and Social Security Programs, Joint Energy, Joint Performance Review and Joint Committee on Advanced, Communications and Information Technology
House members of the Joint Budget Committee are chosen by their peers from respective caucus districts. House members on other Joint Committees are appointed to their positions by the Speaker.
John Wilson, the speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, stabbed Representative J. J. Anthony to death during a legislative debate on the floor of the chamber in 1837. Wilson was later acquitted. The Old State House is said to be haunted to this day. [6] [7]
In 1922, Frances Hunt became the first woman elected to a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly when she was elected to a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives. [8]
In 2020, several members tested positive for the COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. [9]
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