Arkansas House of Representatives

Arkansas House of Representatives
Arkansas House of Representatives
	Arkansas General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
History
New session started	January 14, 2013
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Jeremy Gillam (R); Since January 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Jon Eubanks (R); Since January 2015
Majority Leader	Ken Bragg (R); Since November 2014
Minority Leader	Eddie Armstrong (D); Since January 2015
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Republican (63) ; Opposition party Democrat (36) ; Independent (1) ;
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution
Salary	$15,362/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014; (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016; (100 seats)
Redistricting	Arkansas Board of Apportionment and Arkansas General Assembly
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Arkansas State Capitol; Little Rock, Arkansas
Website
	Arkansas House of Representatives

The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and, since the 1993 Amendment 73 to the Arkansas Constitution, limited to three terms.

The Arkansas House of Representatives meets annually, in regular session in odd number years and for a fiscal session in even number years, at the State Capitol in Little Rock.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the body and is elected by the membership every two years. His or her duties include the supervision and directing the daily order of business, recognizing members to speak, preserving order in the House, deciding all questions of order and germaneness, certifying all measures passed, assigning committee leadership, and naming members to select committees. In the Speaker's absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore presides.

Leadership information

Position		Name	Party	County	District
	Speaker of the House	Jeremy Gillam	Republican	White	45
	Speaker pro tempore	Jon Eubanks	Republican	Logan/Franklin/Scott/Sebastian	74

Floor Leaders

	Name	Party	County	District
Majority Leader	Ken Bragg	Republican	Grant	15
Majority Whip	Jim Dotson	Republican	Benton	93
Majority Caucus Secretary	Charlotte Douglas	Republican	Crawford	75
Minority Leader	Eddie Armstrong	Democratic	Pulaski	37

Current composition

Composition of the Arkansas State House after the 2014 elections

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Independent

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)				Total

	Republican	Democratic	Ind	Green		Vacant
End of the 89th General Assembly	51	48	0	1	100	0

Beginning of the 90th General Assembly^[1]	64	36	0	0	100	0
June 1, 2015^[2]	63	36	1
August 20, 2015^[3]	64	35	1
Latest voting share	64%	35%	1%

Current membership

District	Name	Party	First elected	Term-limited*
1	Prissy Hickerson	Rep	2010	2016
2	Lane Jean	Rep	2010	2016
3	Brent Talley	Dem	2012	2018
4	DeAnn Vaught	Rep	2014	2020
5	David Fielding	Dem	2010	2016
6	Matthew Shepherd	Rep	2010	2016
7	John Baine	Dem	2012	2018
8	Jeff Wardlaw	Dem	2010	2016
9	Sheila Lampkin	Dem	2010	2016
10	Mike Holcomb	Rep	2012	2018
11	Mark McElroy	Dem	2012	2018
12	Chris Richey	Dem	2012	2018
13	David Hillman	Dem	2012	2018
14	Camille Bennett	Dem	2014	2020
15	Ken Bragg	Rep	2012	2018
16	Ken Ferguson	Dem	2014	2020
17	Hank Wilkins	Dem	2008	2014
18	Richard Womack	Rep	2012	2018
19	Justin Gonzales	Rep	2014	2020
20	Nate Bell	Ind	2010	2016
21	Marcus Richmond	Rep	2014	2020
22	Mickey Gates	Rep	2014	2020
23	Lanny Fite	Rep	2014	2020
26	Laurie Rushing	Rep	2014	2020
24	Bruce Cozart	Rep	2011†	2018
25	John Vines	Dem	2010	2016
27	Julie Mayberry	Rep	2014	2020
28	Kim Hammer	Rep	2010	2016
29	Fredrick Love	Dem	2010	2016
30	Charles Armstrong	Dem	2012	2018
31	Andy Davis	Rep	2012	2018
32	Jim Sorvillo	Rep	2014	2020
33	Warwick Sabin	Dem	2012	2018
34	John Walker	Dem	2010	2016
35	Clarke Tucker	Dem	2014	2020
36	Charles Blake	Dem	2014	2020
37	Eddie Armstrong	Dem	2012	2018
38	Donnie Copeland	Rep	2014	2020
39	Mark Lowery	Rep	2012	2018
40	Douglas House	Rep	2012	2018
41	Karilyn Brown	Rep	2014	2020
42	Bob Johnson	Dem	2014	2020
43	Tim Lemons	Rep	2014	2020
44	Joe Farrer	Rep	2012	2018
45	Jeremy Gillam	Rep	2010	2016
46	Les Eaves	Rep	2014	2020
47	Michael John Gray	Dem	2014	2020
48	Reginald Murdock	Dem	2010	2016
49	Marshall Wright	Dem	2010	2016
50	Milton Nicks	Dem	2014	2020
51	Deborah Ferguson	Dem	2012	2018
52	Dwight Tosh	Rep	2014	2020
53	Dan Sullivan	Rep	2014	2020
54	Dave Wallace	Rep	2014	2020
55	Monte Hodges	Dem	2012	2018
56	Joe Jett	Dem	2012	2018
57	Mary Broadaway	Dem	2012	2018
58	Brandt Smith	Rep	2014	2020
59	Jack Ladyman	Rep	2014	2020
60	James Ratliff	Dem	2010	2016
61	Scott Baltz	Dem	2012	2018
62	Michelle Gray	Rep	2014	2020
63	James Sturch	Rep	2014	2020
64	John Payton	Rep	2012	2018
65	Rick Beck	Rep	2014	2020
66	Josh Miller	Rep	2012	2018
67	Stephen Meeks	Rep	2010	2016
68	Trevor Drown	Rep	2014	2020
69	Betty Overbey	Dem	2010	2016
70	David Meeks	Rep	2010	2016
71	Kenneth Henderson	Rep	2014	2020
72	Stephen Magie	Dem	2012	2018
73	Mary Bentley	Rep	2014	2020
74	Jon Eubanks	Rep	2010	2016
75	Charlotte Douglas	Rep	2012	2018
76	Mathew Pitsch	Rep	2014	2020
77	Justin Boyd	Rep	2014	2020
78	George McGill	Dem	2012	2018
79	Gary Deffenbaugh	Rep	2010	2016
80	Charlene Fite	Rep	2012	2018
81	Justin Harris	Rep	2010	2016
82	Bill Gossage	Rep	2012	2018
83	David Branscum	Rep	2010	2016
84	Charlie Collins	Rep	2010	2016
85	David Whitaker	Dem	2012	2018
86	Greg Leding	Dem	2010	2016
87	Robin Lundstrum	Rep	2014	2020
88	Lance Eads	Rep	2014	2020
89	Micah Neal	Rep	2012	2018
90	Jana Della Rosa	Rep	2014	2020
91	Dan Douglas	Rep	2012	2018
92	Kim Hendren	Rep	2014	2020
93	Jim Dotson	Rep	2012	2018
94	Rebecca Petty	Rep	2014	2020
95	Sue Scott	Rep	2012	2018
96	Grant Hodges	Rep	2014	2020
97	Bob Ballinger	Rep	2012	2018
98	Ron McNair	Rep	2014	2020
99	Kelley Linck	Rep	2010	2016
100	Nelda Speaks	Rep	2014	2020

* Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives may only serve three consecutive terms. This column indicates the year in which they will be barred from seeking re-election. † Elected in a special election.

Committees

The House has 10 Standing Committees:

CLASS A

Education
Judiciary
Public Health, Welfare & Labor
Public Transportation
Revenue and Taxation

CLASS B

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development
City, County and Local Affairs
Insurance and Commerce
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEES

Rules
House Management

JOINT COMMITTEES

Budget
Energy
Performance Review
Public Retirement and Social Security Programs
Advanced Communication and Information Technology

CURRENT COMMITTEES INCLUDE:^[4]

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Each Representative serves on two Standing Committees, and each committee has 20 members. Standing Committee chairmen and vice-chairmen are selected from respective committee rosters by the Speaker.

Two Select Committees operate exclusively within the House. Members of the committees are appointed by the Speaker. The House Select Committees are the House Committee on Rules and the House Management Committee.

The Committee on Rules considers all proposed action touching the House rules, the joint rules and the order of business. The Committee also considers all legislation dealing with alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, coin operated amusement devices, vending machines, lobbying, code of ethics, pari-mutuel betting and similar legislation.

The House Management Committee works with the Speaker of the House to direct and oversee operations of the House of Representatives. Its duties include the hiring and supervision of the House Staff, the development of personnel policies and procedures, and the monitoring of facility usage and maintenance.

Representatives also serve on five committees that operate jointly with the Senate. They are Joint Budget, Joint Retirement and Social Security Programs, Joint Energy, Joint Performance Review and Joint Committee on Advanced, Communications and Information Technology

House members of the Joint Budget Committee are chosen by their peers from respective caucus districts. House members on other Joint Committees are appointed to their positions by the Speaker.

History

John Wilson, the speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, stabbed Representative J. J. Anthony to death during a legislative debate on the floor of the chamber in 1837. Wilson was later acquitted. The Old State House is said to be haunted to this day.^[5]

In 1922, Frances Hunt became the first woman elected to a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly when she was elected to a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.^[6]

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v t e Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (2015) Speaker of the House: Jeremy Gillam (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Jon Eubanks (R) Majority Leader: Ken Bragg (R) Minority Leader: Eddie Armstrong (D)
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/> Prissy Hickerson (R) Lane Jean (R) Brent Talley (D) DeAnn Vaught (R) David Fielding (D) Matthew Shepherd (R) John Baine (D) Jeff Wardlaw (D) Sheilla Lampkin (D) Mike Holcomb (R) Mark McElroy (D) Chris Richey (D) David Hillman (D) Camille Bennett (D) Ken Bragg (R) Ken Ferguson (D) Vivian Flowers (D) Richard Womack (R) Justin Gonzales (R) Nate Bell (I) Marcus Richmond (R) Mickey Gates (R) Lanny Fite (R) Bruce Cozart (R) John Vines (D) Laurie Rushing (R) Julie Mayberry (R) Kim Hammer (R) Fredrick Love (D) Charles Armstrong (D) Andy Davis (R) Jim Sorvillo (R) Warwick Sabin (D) John Walker (D) Clarke Tucker (D) Charles Blake (D) Eddie Armstrong (D) Donnie Copeland (R) Mark Lowery (R) Douglas House (R) Karilyn Brown (R) Bob Johnson (D) Tim Lemons (R) Joe Farrer (R) Jeremy Gillam (R) Les Eaves (R) Michael John Gray (D) Reginald Murdock (D) Marshall Wright (D) Milton Nicks (D) Deborah Ferguson (D) Dwight Tosh (R) Dan Sullivan (R) Dave Wallace (R) Monte Hodges (D) Joe Jett (D) Mary Broadaway (D) Brandt Smith (R) Jack Ladyman (R) James Ratliff (D) Scott Baltz (D) Michelle Gray (R) James Sturch (R) John Payton (R) Rick Beck (R) Josh Miller (R) Stephen Meeks (R) Trevor Drown (R) Betty Overbey (D) David Meeks (R) Kenneth Henderson (R) Stephen Magie (D) Mary Bentley (R) Jon Eubanks (R) Charlotte Douglas (R) Mathew Pitsch (R) Justin Boyd (R) George McGill (D) Gary Deffenbaugh (R) Charlene Fite (R) Justin Harris (R) Bill Gossage (R) David Branscum (R) Charlie Collins (R) David Whitaker (D) Greg Leding (D) Robin Lundstrum (R) Lance Eads (R) Micah Neal (R) Jana Della Rosa (R) Dan Douglas (R) Kim Hendren (R) Jim Dotson (R) Rebecca Petty (R) Sue Scott (R) Grant Hodges (R) Bob Ballinger (R) Ron McNair (R) Kelley Linck (R) Nelda Speaks (R)
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Leadership information

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Current membership

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