Hope Hendren Duke

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Hope Hendren Duke
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 12th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Personal details
Political party Republican
Parent Kim Hendren (father)
Relatives Gayla Hendren McKenzie (sister)
Jim Hendren (brother)
Asa Hutchinson (uncle)
Tim Hutchinson (uncle)
Jeremy Young Hutchinson (cousin)
Timothy Chad Hutchinson (cousin)
Alma mater University of Arkansas

Hope Hendren Duke is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member for the 12th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives. [1]

Life and career

Duke attended the University of Arkansas. [2]

Duke served in the Gravette School Board for six years. [3]

In May 2022, Duke defeated Jason Maxwell in the Republican primary election for the 12th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, along with Jay Oliphant. [4] In June 2022, she defeated Oliphant in the Republican primary runoff election. [5]

In November 2022, Duke defeated Michael Gill in the general election, winning 76 percent of the votes. [6] She assumed office in 2023.

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References

  1. "Hope Hendren Duke". Arkansas House of Representatives . Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023 via Wayback Machine.
  2. Thompson, Doug (June 11, 2022). "Two Gravette School Board members head into state House runoff". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. "Duke announces re-election bid in District 12". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. "2022 Arkansas State House - District 12 Republican Primary Results". Detroit Free Press . May 24, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. "2022 Arkansas State House - District 12 Republican Primary Results". USA Today . June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. "2022 Arkansas State House - District 12 Election Results". USA Today . November 8, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.