Sonia Eubanks Barker is an American politician who serves a Republican 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 ...

. Having previously represented the 7th district, she currently represents the state's 96th district.

Biography

Barker graduated with honors from Southern Arkansas University. She then proceeded to work as a high school teacher in

Smackover Smackover is a small city in northern Union County, Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was at 1,865. It had a large oil boom in the 1920s, with production continuing for some time. History In 1686, the French s ...

. In 2015, incumbent Democrat state representative John Blaine announced his retirement. Barker announced her candidacy and ran unopposed in the Republican primary. She won the November 2016 general election, after defeating Democrat Floyd Thomas, Jr. and independent candidate Glenn Glover. She took office in January 2017. Barker was re-elected to a second term in the 2018 election. She is currently seeking another term in the 2020 election. She faces Democrat George Calloway Jr. Barker is married to John and they have three children. They reside in Smackover. Barker is a member of the town's First Baptist Church.

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