The President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate is the state senator in the Arkansas Senate elected by their fellow senators as the body's leader. They preside over the senate and lead negotiations with the

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. Presidents of the Arkansas Senate typically serve for one term. Republicans went more than a century without a President Pro Tempore in the Arkansas Senate.

Presidents of the Arkansas Senate

* Sam C. Roane / S. C. Roane 1837-1838https://books.google.com/books?id=3kYZAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA130&dq="b.+p.+jett"&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK2IvD7f-CAxVXQzABHR9rD9I4ChDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q="roane"&f=false served as president of the Second Territorial Legislature's Council October 1 - October 24 1821 in Little Rock. Also served as a judge in Jefferson County. *

Mark W. Izard Mark Whitaker Izard (December 25, 1799 – August 1866) was an Arkansas Democratic politician is best known for being the 2nd Governor of the Nebraska Territory. Izard was born in Lexington, Kentucky to Nicholas H and Rebecca (Whitaker) Izard on ...

(1838) *Mark W. Izard (1840) * Samuel Adams (1842-1843) * John Williamson (1844-1845) *

William K. Sebastian William King Sebastian (June 12, 1812May 20, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a U.S. Senator, Democrat, from 1848 to 1861. Sebastian withdrew from the Senate at the start of the Civil W ...

(1846) * R. C. Byrd (1848-1849) * John R. Hampton (1850-1851) * Thomas B. Hanley (November 1, 1852- January 12, 1853) * B. C. Hanley (November 6, 1854 - January 22, 1855) * J. R. Hampton (November 3, 1856 - January 15, 1857) * Thomas Fletcher (November 1, 1858 - February 21, 1859) *Thomas Fletcher (November 5, 1860 - January 21, 1861) *Thomas Fletcher and then J. R. Hampton when Fletcher took over as governor after H. M. Rector resigned (November 5, 1862 - December 1, 1862) *Thomas Fletcher, Confederate General Assembly in Washington D.C. (September 22, 1864 - October 2, 1864) * C. C. Bliss (April 11 - June 2, 1864) and for Special Sessions (November 7, 1864 - January 2, 1865) and (April 3–22, 1865) * Andrew Hunter (November 5, 1866 - March 23, 1867) *

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(April 2, 1868 - July 23, 1868) and special session (November 17, 1868 - April 10, 1869) *J. M. Johnson (January 2, 1871 - March 25, 1871) * V. V. Smith (January 6, 1873 - April 25, 1873) and extraordinary session (May 11, 1874 – May 28, 1874) * Bradley Bunch (November 10, 1874 - March 5, 1875) and (November 1, 1875 - December 10, 1875) *

James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US Congressional Representative, United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. Biograph ...

(January 8, 1877 - March 8, 1877) * M. M. Duffie (January 13, 1879 - March 13, 1879) ( Matthew McClintock Duffie) * H. C. Tipton (January 8, 1881 - March 19, 1881) * J. B. Judkins (January 8, 1883 - March 28, 1883) * R. B. Weaver (January 12, 1885 - March 18, 1885) * D. E. Barker (January 10, 1887 - March 31, 1887) * W. S. Hanna (January 10, 1889 - March 31, 1889) * James P. Clarke (January 12, 1891 - April 3, 1891) * E. B. Kinsworthy (January 9, 1893 - April 8, 1893) * Gibson Witt (January 14, 1895 - April 10, 1895) * William L. Moose (January 11 to March 11, 1897) and special session (April 26, 1897 - June 16, 1897) * M. J. Manning (January 9, 1899 - April 19, 1899) *

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(January 14, 1901 - May 4, 1901) * Joseph L. Short (January 12, 1903 - April 30, 1903) * Alonzo W. Covington (January 9, 1905 - May 4, 1905) *

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(January 14, 1907 - May 14, 1907) *

Jesse M. Martin Jesse M. Martin (March 1, 1877 – January 22, 1915) was best known as the acting governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from January 11, 1909, to January 14, 1909. Senator Martin served as Acting Governor of Arkansas for three days until the in ...

(January 11, 1909 - May 12, 1909) *

Kemp Toney Hardin Kimbrough "Kemp" Toney (March 2, 1876 – March 9, 1955) was a Democratic Party of Arkansas, Democratic politician from Jefferson County, Arkansas. He represented the county in the Arkansas Senate from 1905 to 1913, and the Arkansas House ...

(1911) (also served as a Speaker of the

) * J. M. Futrell (1913) * L. B. Kendall (1915) *

John Moncrief John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

(1917) * Ben E. McFarrin (1919) * G. Otis Bogle / G. O. Bogle (1921) * R. K. Mason (1923) * S. B. McCall (1925) *

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(1927) * Claud A. Rankin (1929) Claude? * Ned A. Stewart (1931) * William F. Norrell (1933, 1935) * F. S. Armstrong (1937) *

Roy Milum Roy Wamon Milum Sr. (January 16, 1883 – May 19, 1963) was a businessman and state senator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1923 to 1945 and again from 1953 until 1962. He was President of the Arkansas Senate The President Pr ...

(1939) * W. B. Smith (1941) * G. W. Lookadoo (1943) ( General Washington Lookadoo) * L. T. Barnett (1945) * Clyde E. Byrd (1947) * J. Orville Cheney (1949) ( James Orville Cheney) * Ellis M. Fagan (1951) * Russell Elrod (1953) * Lawrence Blackwell (1955) * J. Lee Bearden (1957) * Roy L. Reales Sr. (1959) * Clifton Wade (1961) ( George Clifton Wade (1910-?) )? *

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(1963) * Fred H. Stafford (1965) *

Q. Byrum Hurst Sr. Quincy Byrum Hurst (September 21, 1918 – December 4, 2006) was an American lawyer, judge, banker, and state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate for 22 years, including as President of the Arkansas Senate. He joined the Arm ...

(1967) * Morrell Gathright (1969-1970) *

Olen Hendrix Olen Hendrix (July 12, 1909 – August 5, 1998) was a businessman, banker, and state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1959–1982. He served as President of the Arkansas Senate in 1971. He was born in Pike County, Ar ...

(1971) * Clarence E. Bell (1973) * Robert Harvey (1975) * W. K. "Bill" Ingram (1977) * Knox Nelson (1979) * Ben Allen (1981) * W. D. Moore (1983) * John Bearden (1985) * Paul Benham Jr. (1986) * Nick Wilson (1987) * Bud Canada (1989) * Jerry Bookout (1991) * Jerry D. Jewell (1993) * Stanley Russ (1995) *

Wayne Dowd Clark Wayne Dowd (November 1, 1941 – June 16, 2016) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, Dowd graduated from Southern Arkansas University and University of Arkansas School of Law. Dowd practiced law in Texar ...

(1997) *

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(1999-2000) * Mike Beebe (2001) * Jim Hill (2003) *

Jim Argue James B. Argue Jr. (August 19, 1951 – May 3, 2018) was the President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas State Senate, United States. He was a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate, representing the 32nd District from 1996 to 2008. Previously he ...

(2005) *

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(2007) * Bob Johnson (2009) *

Paul Bookout Paul Jerry Bookout (born June 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as the President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate from 2011 to 2013, when he resigned from office. A member of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, Democratic Party, Boo ...

(2011) *

Michael Lamoureux Michael John Lamoureux (born June 2, 1976) is a lawyer, lobbyist, and former Republican politician from Russellville, Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly for over ten years before resigning to serve as chief of staff to Governor ...

(2013 - 2014) *

Jonathan Dismang Jonathan Dismang (born July 30, 1979) is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate. A resident of Beebe in White County near Little Rock, he has served in the Arkansas General Assembly since 2011. Dismang served as President Pro Tempore of the ...

(2015) two terms * Jim Hendren (2019-2020) *

Jimmy Hickey Jr. Milton Jimmy Hickey Jr. (born November 5, 1966) is an American businessman in construction and property management as well as a state senator in Arkansas. He serves in the Arkansas Senate. He has served in the state senate since 2013. He lives in ...

* Bart Hester (2023)https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/09/arkansas-senate-elects-hester-to-be-president-pro-tempore-shepherd-elected-house-speaker-for-3rd-time/

References

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