Gayla Hendren McKenzie

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Gayla Joy Hendren McKenzie is a lawyer and state legislator in Arkansas, serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2021, she began her second term. She represents District 92 which includes portions of Benton County, Arkansas. She lives in Gravette and is married with two children. [1] Kim Hendren is her father, and fellow legislator Jim Hendren is her brother. [2] Her sister, Hope Hendren Duke, is running for their brother's seat in the State House. She established and ran a radio station for more than two decades and later owned a stone business. [3] The radio station is KBVA. [4]

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References

  1. "Gayla Hendren McKenzie - Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org.
  2. "McKenzie to seek second term". Arkansas Online. July 24, 2019.
  3. "Family tradition challenged in House 92 race". Arkansas Online. October 17, 2018.
  4. "Deal Digest - April 27, 2017". 26 April 2017.