Jim Dotson (born 1977/1978) is an American

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. He has represented part of Benton County, Arkansas in the

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since 2023. Previously, he represented a similar constituency in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023. Dotson was born in

Bentonville, Arkansas Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas, United States and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the birthplace of and world headquarters locatio ...

, and attended

Northwest Arkansas Community College NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) is a public community college with its main campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. Total enrollment for the fall semester of 2018 was 8,308. History NWACC was founded by voters in the Bentonville and Roge ...

. In 2013, he was elected for the 93rd district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, assuming office on January 14, 2013. In 2014, Dotson began working as a

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at Gibson Real Estate. In 2022 he was elected for the 34th district of the

, defeating Peter Christie, mayor of

Bella Vista, Arkansas Bella Vista is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. First established in 1917 as a summer resort destination, Bella Vista has evolved and redesigned itself over the succeeding years. Bella Vista became a retirement community in 1965 ...

, in the Republican primary, and Libertarian Jean Pierre DeVilliers in the general election.

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1970s births Living people People from Bentonville, Arkansas Businesspeople from Arkansas Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Northwest Arkansas Community College alumni American real estate brokers {{Arkansas-politician-stub