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Colby Fulfer is an American politician who served in the Arkansas Senate representing the Springdale area from 2022 to 2023.
Education
Fulfer graduated from theShiloh Christian School
Shiloh Christian School is a private Christian school in Springdale, Arkansas, United States.
History
Shiloh Christian School was founded in 1976 as a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Springdale, by Dennis Cottrell and Tom Ellis, under the ...
.
Career
Fulfer worked at the Westfield Chapel Funeral Home and serves as chief of staff to Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse. A Republican, he was narrowly elected to the Arkansas Senate in a 2022 special election to replaceLance Eads
Lance Ronaco Eads (born August 5, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 7th district from 2017 to 2021.
Education
After graduating from Prairie Grove High School, Eads earned a Bachelor of Scien ...
, who had resigned in 2021.
He assumed office on February 22, 2022 and served during the fiscal session of the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, as well as a special session called by Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
Asa Hutchinson, and did not seek reelection.
He was succeeded by State Representative Clint Penzo.
Electoral history
Fulfer was elected to the Arkansas Senate in the Special Election held in February 2022. In the Republican primary, he received the highest number of votes but because he did not break 50% of the vote went to a runoff election against first-time candidate Steve Unger. In the runoff election, he defeated Unger narrowly 52-48%. In the special general election, he defeated Democrat Lisa Parks by just 32 votes, or 0.8%.
References
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