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Speaker Took office Left office Party Notes Session 1 John Wilson: September 12, 1836 [3] December 4, 1837 [4] Democratic [a] 1st: 2 Grandison Royston: December 4, 1837 [6] November 5, 1838 [7] Democratic [b] 1st: 3 Gilbert Marshall: November 5, 1838 [9] November 2, 1840 [10] Democratic 2nd: 4 George Hill: November 2, 1840 [11] November 7, 1842 ...
Pages in category "Speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total.
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Arkansas General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Arkansas became part of the United States on June 15, 1836 .
Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).
The Speaker of the House presides over the body and is elected by the membership every two years. Its 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.
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The Regular Session of the 94th General Assembly opened on January 9, 2023. [1] It adjourned sine die on May 1, 2023. [2]A special session was called by Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders to begin September 11, 2023 to consider tax cuts and changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law. [3]
Matthew Joseph Shepherd (born February 21, 1976) [1] is an attorney from his native El Dorado, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6, which includes western Union County. He was elected in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 legislative races.