David Ray is an American politician serving as a member of 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 the 69th district.

Early life and education

Ray is a native of Maumelle, Arkansas. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and political science from the University of the Ozarks.

Electoral History

Ray was first elected to the House in the

2020 Arkansas House of Representatives election The 2020 Arkansas House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 100 House of Representatives districts across the U.S. state of Arkansas. It was held alongside numerous ...

in the 40th district. He was reelected to the house in the

2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election The 2022 Arkansas House of Representatives elections was held on November 8, 2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 100 Arkansas House of Representatives, House of Representatives districts across the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

for the 69th district due to redistricting.

Career

During the

2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas The 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Arkansas, as well as other elec ...

, Ray worked as communications director for the Tom Cotton campaign. He later worked as director of the Arkansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity. From 2017 to 2020, he has been the chief of staff for Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Maumelle, Arkansas People from Pulaski County, Arkansas University of the Ozarks alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Arkansas-politician-stub