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executing fund raisers and rallies. His career in state government began the following year, when Curtis went to work organizing delinquent tax sales in every county for State Commissioner of Lands John Turston. He continued to move upward with jobs in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office before accepting, in December 2014, a position in Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration. In his role as legislative and agency liaison, Curtis advised
the governor on legislative matters focused on health care and was in charge of communication on a variety of topics between the governor’s office and many state agencies. “My time with Governor Hutchinson’s administration has been a personal privilege and a professional honor that I will always treasure,” Curtis said. Curtis accepted the governmental affairs director position at
AAC in June 2015. “I love working with the legislature … Te process really in- trigues me,” he said of his new job, which he accepted because of the AAC’s reputation. “I knew how respected the AAC was. It’s not just another special interest group. It’s a political subdivision of the state.
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It’s the elected county officials working to develop change for the betterment of each county out there, and ultimately I think that’s what the legislature wants to do,” Curtis said. In the early days of his time at AAC, Curtis observed office operations in the Faulkner County Circuit Clerk’s Office and in the Pulaski County Collector’s Office. “It was good to get the meat and potatoes of what the elected officials do on a day-to day basis,” he said. “It was in- teresting to see the way state laws affect counties and the way counties implement policies to follow those laws.” Curtis also has been preparing for the 91st Arkansas General Assembly, which will commence in January 2017. “You can’t start too early. Te legislature is preparing for the next session, too,” he said, referring to the various interim studies and task force meetings now taking place. Curtis already has been working with county collectors on
proposed legislation, with the collection of delinquent mobile home taxes standing out as an important issue. Curtis, 29, has been married to his wife Alisha since 2010. Tey have a miniature dachshund named Piper. Curtis enjoys deer, duck and hog hunting, as well as golfing and going to the lake.
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