COUNTY OFFICIAL
PROFILE
“I see CASA being a tremendous need, especially in our county. The north end has grown
exponetially and a lot of that growth has been young couples.”
— Tim Lemons, Lonoke County Justice of the Peace
Son of a preacher man Tim Lemons
Lonoke County Justice of the Peace Tim Lemons talks upbringing, campaigning & public service
By Melissa Tucker For County Lines
each one of his anecdotes has just the right amount of detail and ends with a point. From his dad, he learned to become very comfortable with public speaking but wouldn’t call himself an extrovert.
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“Campaigning was easy for my dad because he can walk in a room and within 10 minutes, he knows every- one there,” Lemons said. “I’m that way somewhat.” Lemons watched his father, Buddy, run for office twice in his home of Monticello and lose by 100 votes each time. Tim — a civil engineer by day — had more success in
hen Tim Lemons tells a story, it feels like a parable. Blame it on his upbringing — he’s the son of a Baptist preacher — but
his first race for a Lonoke County Quorum Court seat, though he waited until his two children graduated high school before pursuing the path of public service. “I wanted to wait until my kids were grown because I think my first responsibility in this world is to be the best father and husband I can possibly be,” he said. However, he almost waited exactly one minute too
long. On filing day, he rode to the courthouse with a friend who convinced him to seek office as they drove. “By the time we got to Lonoke, he had me talked into
it” he said. “Te deadline to file was noon, and they had this big clock there and, I filled out my paperwork very quickly, handed it to the person, and the minute she took it, the clock moved over to noon. So, I was that close to not running.” Once on the ballot, he and his wife, Janice, hit the campaign trail, wearing out their walking shoes while knocking on doors of voters in the evening hours.
COUNTY LINES, FALL 2013
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