Clint Penzo is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate representing the Springdale area. He previously served in the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ...

from 2017 to 2023.

Early life and education

Penzo was born in Tontitown, Arkansas. He earned an Associate of Applied Science in physical therapy from Northwest Arkansas Community College and a Bachelor of Science in geological and Earth sciences from the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

Career

From 2000 to 2005, Penzo worked as a physical therapy assistant at Encompass Health. He later became a real estate agent for Century 21. He served as a member of the Tontitown City Council for two years before losing a campaign for Tontitown Mayor in 2014 by an 11% margin. Penzo was elected to the

in November 2016 and assumed office in January 2017. He also served as vice chair of the Joint Energy Committee. In 2021, he announced he would not run for reelection and would run for State Senate District 31. On November 8, 2022 he was elected to the State Senate over Democrat Lisa Parks by a margin of 60-40%.

Controversy

The

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reported during Penzo’s 2016 campaign for State Representative that he had failed to pay nearly $21,000 in income taxes. Penzo stated he had since paid off the tax liens.

References

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