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Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elects its senators to class 2 and class 3. Arkansas's Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from June 1868. Its current senators are Republicans John Boozman and Tom Cotton.
Map of Arkansas' four congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2023. Since Arkansas became a U.S. state in 1836, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 25th United States Congress in 1837, with the exception of the Civil War period between the 37th United States ...
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly.The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the y
John Nichols Boozman (/ ˈ b oʊ z. m ən / BOHZ-mən; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011.
Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician and Army veteran serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and third-ranking Senate Republican. He also chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee.
On November 8, 2022 he was elected to the State Senate over Democrat Lisa Parks by a margin of 60-40%. In November 2023, Penzo announced he would run in Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections, challenging incumbent Republican congressman Steve Womack. [6]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997 2nd: Elected in 1990. Resigned to become Associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. John N. Tillman: March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929 Democratic: 3rd: Elected in 1914. Retired. James William Trimble: January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967 Democratic: 3rd: Elected in 1944.
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas and includes most of the state capital of Little Rock, its suburbs, and surrounding areas. The district leans Republican, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+9.