AAC
COVER STORY
Rep. Marcus Richmond House Majority Leader
Rep. Marcus Richmond, R-Harvey, will
be serving his third term in the Arkansas House of Representatives when the 92nd General Assembly convenes in January. He represents District 21, which includes part of Scott, Perry, Garland, Yell, Crawford, Sebastian, and Polk counties. A retired businessman and cattle farm-
er, Richmond is from Harvey, Arkansas. In 2014, he was elected to succeed Terry Rice, who won the District 9 seat in the Senate. In his first term in office, Rich- mond served on the Aging, Children, and Youth Legislative and Military Affairs Committee, and the Public Transporta- tion Committee. He served as 4th Caucus District Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore in 2017, and was also the House Majority Leader in 2018. House committee assignments will not be made until the General Assembly con- venes. At press time, Richmond had not filed any bills during the early filing period.
Sen. Keith Ingram Senate Minority Leader
Sen. Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, has enjoyed a long career in public service. He was mayor of West Memphis from 1987-1994. He served two terms in the state House of Representatives — in 2009 and 2011. He first elected to the state Sen- ate in 2013 and served as Senate Minority Leader in 2017. Ingram represents Senate District 24, which includes Crittenden County and parts of Cross, Lee, Phillips, and St. Francis counties. During the 92nd Gen- eral Assembly, he will serve on the Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee; and the Senate City, County, and Local Affairs Committee. He will represent the 1st Congressional District on the Joint Bud- get Committee and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. Sen. Ingram will serve as vice-chairman of the Joint Retire- ment & Social Security Committee. During his political career, Sen. Ingram
has received many legislator and states- manship awards from various organiza- tions and groups. Professionally, he is vice president of Razorback Concrete.
By the numbers House
76 Republicans 24 Democrats
Senate
26 Republicans 9 Democrats
Rep. Charles Blake House Minority Leader
Rep. Charles Blake, D-Little Rock, is entering his third term in the House. His District 36 includes a portion of Pulaski County. He succeeds former Rep. Michael John Gray as House Minority Leader. During the 2017 legislative session,
Rep. Blake serves on the House Judiciary Committee, the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee, and the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Informa- tion Technology. At press time, Blake had filed House Bill 1004, which would create the Arkansas Voter Integrity and Security Act, requires automatic voter registration, and amends other election laws. Blake has served as Director of Ad-
vancement, Director of Finance and Op- erations, and a founding member of Little Rock Preparatory Academy. He has served on the Little Rock Citizen’s Evaluation of New Tax Committee, Daisy Gaston Bates Holiday Committee, Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas board, and the South- side Main Street board.
2019 Regular Session Dates and Deadlines Jan. 14 — Legislature convenes
Jan. 28 — Deadline to file retirement legislation and certain health care legislation
Feb. 13 — Deadline to file constitutional amendments
March 4 — Deadline to file appropriation bills
March 11 — Final deadline to file any legislation
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