This article may require copy editing for language use. "Fetal heartbeat" (or similar) is used incorrectly; see Talk:Six-week abortion ban#Regarding the recent page change .(May 2022) |
Samuel Lane Jean | |
---|---|
Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Larry Cowling |
Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 4th district | |
In office January 1,2011 –December 31,2012 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Maloch |
Succeeded by | Fonda Hawthorne |
Mayor of Magnolia,Arkansas | |
In office 1995 –December 31,2010 | |
Succeeded by | Parnell Vann |
Personal details | |
Born | Magnolia,Arkansas | November 10,1958
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Judith Jean |
Children | Kelli Jean Taylor Gray Jean |
Residence(s) | Magnolia,Columbia County Arkansas,USA |
Alma mater | Abilene Christian University Southern Arkansas University |
Occupation | Businessman:Real estate,cattle,timber |
Samuel Lane Jean (born November 10,1958) [1] is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 2,which includes parts of Lafayette,Miller,and Columbia counties in south Arkansas. He has held the District 2 seat since January 2013. From 2011 to 2013,he was the representative for District 4. He was elected in 2012 by his colleagues as the House Republican Whip under then Majority Leader Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs [2] and subsequent Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Davy Carter of Cabot in Lonoke County,who was elected as the presiding officer of the House in 2013.
Jean's mother,Katheryn "Kitty" Reeves Jean (1929-2007),a native of Birmingham,Alabama,was the president of Reeves Land and Timber Company of Magnolia. She was active for many years in the Republican Party in Columbia County. Jean has a brother,Hal H. Jean (born 1954) of Magnolia. [3]
Jean graduated from Magnolia High School and attended Abilene Christian University in Abilene,Texas. In 1984,he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. He is a former SAU trustee and a former commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development. [4] He is a member of the Church of Christ.
From 1995 to 2010,Jean was the mayor of Magnolia. [5] Earlier,like his mother,he was a Columbia County justice of the peace. He is engaged in the cattle,timber,and real estate businesses. He is a member of the Emerson Church of Christ in Emerson,AR. Jean is also affiliated with Rotary International and the Arkansas Municipal League. He and his wife,Judith,have two grown children,Kelli and Gray. [4]
Jean won his District 4 House seat in the general election held on November 2,2010;he succeeded the term-limited Democrat,Bruce Maloch,who was elected instead to the Arkansas State Senate. Jean defeated the Democratic nominee,Raymond Robertson,the owner of a former pharmacy store in Welcome in Columbia County;the tabulation was 4,061 votes (52.5 percent) to 3,671 (47.5 percent). [6]
Jean serves on these House committees:(1) Agriculture,Forestry and Economic Development,(2) Revenue and Taxation,(3) Public Retirement and Social Security Programs,(4) Budget. The latter two are joint House and Senate committees. [4] Jean is opposed to abortion,having voted to ban the practice after twenty weeks of gestation or whenever fetal heartbeat is determined. He voted to allow university staff to carry concealed weapons and to require picture identification for voting. [7]
In February 2015,Jean introduced legislation backed by dozens of his fellow Republicans and two Democrats to reduce unemployment compensation benefits. The measure was promptly signed into law by the newly elected Governor Asa Hutchinson. [8]
Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and is named in honor of Daniel Dunklin, a Governor of Missouri who died the year before the county was organized.
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,552. The county seat is Magnolia. The county was formed on December 17, 1852, and was named for Christopher Columbus. The Magnolia, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Columbia County.
Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 11,577. The city is the county seat of Columbia County.
George Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms (1935–1979) as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Magnolia High School is a comprehensive public high school in Magnolia, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Columbia County and the only high school managed by the Magnolia School District. It serves Magnolia, Village, McNeil, and Waldo.
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.
Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Bruce Maloch is an attorney and politician in South Arkansas.
Terry Wilfred Rice is an American politician and furniture and appliance store owner from Waldron, Arkansas. He has been a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate for District 9, which includes Scott and Sebastian counties near Fort Smith since January 2015.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4, 2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014, for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on June 10, 2014.
Timothy Boyd Lemons, known as Tim Lemons is a self-employed civil engineer from Cabot, Arkansas, who was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 43 in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2019. He was elected in 2014 to succeed the term-limited Davy Carter, a Cabot businessman who from 2013 to 2014 was the House Speaker. In his first term in office, Lemons sat on the committees for (1) Revenue and Taxation, (2) City, County and Local Affairs, and (3) Joint Committee on Energy.
Justin Rory Gonzales is an employee of a logging company in Okolona, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 19, which encompasses Clark, Pike, Howard, and Hempstead counties in the southwestern portion of his state.
Lanny E. Fite is a retired county judge for Saline County, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 23.
Rebecca Dean Petty is an American politician and activist. Her 12-year-old daughter was murdered in 1999, leading her to advocate for victims of violent crime from Rogers, Arkansas. She is also a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 94th district. The AR House district she represents encompasses a part of Benton County in the northwestern portion of Arkansas, her adopted state.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 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 President of the United States. The primaries were held on March 1.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Arkansas; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 22, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. Arkansas is one of the eight states and one territory of the United States that limit governors to two terms for life in their constitutions, along with California, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Oklahoma. The winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election is scheduled to be sworn in on January 10, 2023.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas were held on November 8, 2022, 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 Arkansas gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 24.