Larry Teague | |
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Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 10th [1] district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –January 9th 2023 | |
Preceded by | Missy Irvin |
Succeeded by | Ron Caldwell |
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 20th district | |
In office January 2009 –January 14,2013 | |
Preceded by | Jim Hill |
Succeeded by | Robert F. Thompson |
Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 19th district | |
In office January 1997 –January 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Bob Adams |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashville,Arkansas |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Debbie Teague |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Nashville,Arkansas |
Alma mater | Texarkana College University of Arkansas |
Profession | Insurance |
Website | senate |
Larry R. Teague (from Nashville,Arkansas) is a former American politician and was 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 served as Senate Minority Whip. [1] He was ineligible to seek re-election in 2022 due to term limits. [2] Teague served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2009 [3] until January 2013 [4] in the Senate District 20 seat and from January 1997 through January 2002 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 19 seat. [1]
Teague attended Texarkana College and the University of Arkansas. He owns an insurance agency in Nashville and was previously assistant manager of the Skaggs Alpha Beta grocery store in Texarkana. He is also active in the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and attends the First United Methodist Church of Nashville,where he serves as a lay speaker and Sunday school teacher. [1]
Senator Teague could be considered a conservative Democrat,voting against the party line on various issues.
The American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime score of 49.33%,indicating a centrist position. [5] In 2019,he received a B+ grade from the Family Council Action Committee,indicating a conservative stance,especially on social issues like abortion,education,and marijuana. [6] That same year,Conduit for Commerce gave Teague a score of 59.6%,indicating a somewhat fiscally conservative stance. [7]
In 2015,progressive group Arkansas Citizens First Congress gave him a score of 59%,indicating a liberal stance. They gave him a score of 33% on civil rights,17% on economic issues,75% on education,100% on election and government reform,50% on environmental issues,and 100% on public health. [8]
In 2021,Young Democrats of Arkansas,a progressive organization,released a statement condemning Senator Teague's votes on various bills. [9] The next day,a resolution to the same effect was debated at that month's Democratic Party of Arkansas meeting. [10]
Despite being a member of the Democratic Party,Teague has consistently voted in favor of anti-abortion legislation,including a full abortion ban "except to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency." [11] [12] [13] Planned Parenthood Voters of Arkansas gave him a score of 0% in 2015. [14]
Teague was the only Democrat to vote in favor of Arkansas' stand-your-ground law,which removed the state's duty to retreat provision. [15] He has been consistently endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund. [16] [14]
Teague was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the 'SAFE Act', [17] which banned sex reassignment surgery,hormone replacement therapy,and puberty blockers for transgender youth, [18] but he voted against overriding Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto. [19] [20] He was also one of only two Democrats who voted in favor of the 'Fairness in Women's Sports Act', [21] [22] which banned transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. [23] [24] Representative Denise Garner later clarified that she did not intend to vote for the bill and pressed the wrong button by mistake, [25] making Teague the only Democrat who intentionally voted in favor.
In 2018,Senator Teague was endorsed by United Auto Workers. [14]
Larry Teague served on the following legislative committees: [1]
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