Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician who served as United States Senator from Arkansas from 1913 to 1937,serving for four years as Senate Majority Leader and ten as Minority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the state's 23rd governor,and was also the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 1928 presidential election.
James Paul Clarke was a lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era. He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years,rising from the Arkansas General Assembly to Attorney General of Arkansas and later 18th Governor of Arkansas,ending his career in the United States Senate. In a period of Democratic Party hegemony known as the "Solid South",Clarke blended positions of the budding Populist movement,such as free silver and railroad regulation,with nationalism and his gifted skills as an orator to popularity and electoral success.
Tommy Franklin Robinson was an American businessman,lobbyist,and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1991. He was a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress,Robinson was the sheriff of Pulaski County.
Mickey Dale Beebe is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. He is to date the last Democrat to hold that office.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas. The current party chair is Grant Tennille. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was born in Arkansas,and served as state governor from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992.
Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.,known as Ed Bethune,is an American lawyer,lobbyist,and novelist in Little Rock,Arkansas,who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979-1985.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator David Pryor decided to retire. Republican Tim Hutchinson won the open seat,becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas since Reconstruction in 1872 and the first to ever be popularly elected in the state. He was the first to win this seat since 1870. Hutchinson lost re-election in 2002 to David Pryor's son Mark Pryor.
Patricia Earlene McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
The State government of Arkansas is divided into three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. These consist of the state governor's office,a bicameral state legislature known as the Arkansas General Assembly,and a state court system. The Arkansas Constitution delineates the structure and function of the state government. Since 1963,Arkansas has had four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Like all other states,it has two seats in the U.S. Senate.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Arkansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator.
Patrick Henry Hays was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989 and as the mayor of North Little Rock from 1989 to 2013. Hays was the Democratic nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in the 2014 elections to the United States House of Representatives.
Stephen 'Steve' Magie is an American politician,ophthalmologist and businessman from the state of Arkansas. He is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 72,which includes a portion of Faulkner County.
Eddie L. Cheatham is an American Democratic politician from South Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2007 until losing a reelection bid in November 2020.
Stephanie Anne Flowers is an American attorney and Democratic politician,serving in public office since 2004. Flowers started in politics when she was elected in 2004 to the District 17 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2011,she was elected to the Arkansas State Senate where she remains presently.
Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for District 12,a position that she has held since January 14,2013. Chesterfield served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2011 until January 2013 in the Senate District 34 seat and non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2009 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 36 seat.
Larry R. Teague 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. He was ineligible to seek re-election in 2022 due to term limits. Teague served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2009 until January 2013 in the Senate District 20 seat and from January 1997 through January 2002 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 19 seat.
James French Hill is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The Ninety-First Arkansas General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2017 and 2018. In this General Assembly,the Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate,23 senators were Republicans,11 were Democrats,and one position was vacant until April. In the House,69 representatives were Republicans,30 were Democrats,and one was independent.
Michael John Gray is a small business owner and the Woodruff County Judge from Augusta,Arkansas. He represented a rural area of the Arkansas Delta in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. Gray served as chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas from 2017 to 2021. He has been Woodruff County Judge since 2023.
The Ninety-Third Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2021 and 2022. The Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate,28 senators were Republicans and 7 were Democrats. In the House,78 representatives were Republicans and 22 were Democrats.
