Jay Richardson | |
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Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 78th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | George McGill |
Personal details | |
Born | January 30,1971 |
Political party | Democratic |
Jay Richardson (born January 30,1971) is an American politician who has been a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 78th district in Sebastian County since 2019. [1] [2] [3]
On January 15,2019,shortly after taking office,Richardson and fellow newcomer state representative Megan Godfrey (D-Springdale),responded to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson's State of the State address by issuing a statement urging him to not to go through with his proposed 5.9% tax cuts and instead allocate more taxpayer money for highways and expanding pre-kindergarten education. [1] [4] Speaking for the state Democrats,Richardson also urged Hutchinson to support the Democrats proposal for the creation of a Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC),which the Democrats believe would go further to help working families. [4] He also stated that roads and pre-K education funding should come before top-end tax breaks. [4]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic,Richardson co-sponsored legislation which created a statewide COVID-19 Rainy Day Fund. [5]
Richardson was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6,2018. [6] He also ran unopposed in the 2020 general election as well. [7]
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