Joy Springer | |
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Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 34th district | |
Assumed office March 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ouachita County, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Henderson State University (BS) University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BS, MEd) |
Joy Springer is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 34th district. A Democrat, she won a special election to succeed John W. Walker and assumed office in March 2020. [1]
Springer was born in Ouachita County, Arkansas. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Henderson State University, followed by a Bachelor of Science in elementary education and a Master of Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. [2]
Springer is an office manager and paralegal. She was first elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in a March 4, 2020 special election, succeeding John W. Walker, who died in office. She is a life member of the NAACP. [3]
Springer is a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. [4]
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