Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield (born September 13, 1947, in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for District 12, a position that she has held since January 14, 2013 (she started in District 30 before redistricting changed her district). Chesterfield served consecutively in the

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from January 2011 until January 2013 in the Senate District 34 seat and non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2009 in the

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District 36 seat. Chesterfield is standing down at the 2024 Arkansas Senate election.

Education

Chesterfield graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, in 1965 and was the college's first African-American graduate.

Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 30, with Senator Gilbert Baker

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ed, Chesterfield was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election. *2002 Initially in House District 36, when Representative Tommy Roebuck left the Legislature and left the seat open, Chesterfield won the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary (the NIMSP double-lists her in that election as Linda Pondexter) and was unopposed for the November 2002 General election. *2004 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2004 General election. *2006 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election. *2010 With District 34 Senator

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running for the House District 39 seat, Chesterfield ran for the open District 5 Senate seat, won the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 4,588 votes (62.4%) and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election. Chesterfield was the 2015 president of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.

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