Sheilla Joyce Ezelle Lampkin (August 23, 1945 – July 23, 2016) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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representing District 9 from January 14, 2013, until her death on July 23, 2016. Lampkin served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 10 seat.

Education

Lampkin graduated from the

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and earned her

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from the

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Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 9, and with Representative Eddie Cheatham running for

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, Lampkin was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,456 votes (80.6%) and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,815 votes (57.4%) against

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nominee Gary Meggs. *2010 When District 10 Representative Allen Maxwell left the Legislature and left the seat open, Lampkin placed first in the four-way May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,449 votes (32.0%), won the June 8 runoff election with 1,849 votes (51.6%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,711 votes (67.3%) against

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candidate Weldon Wynn.

References

External links

Official page
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Campaign site
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Sheilla E. Lampkin
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1945 births 2016 deaths People from Desha County, Arkansas Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives University of Arkansas alumni University of Arkansas at Monticello alumni Women state legislators in Arkansas 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American legislators {{Arkansas-politician-stub