David L. Branscum is a former state legislator in Arkansas who now works for the

USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...

. He served in 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 ...

until 2017. He is a Republican. Since 2017 he has been state director of the USDA's rural development program. He is married and has five sons. He is a native of

Marshall, Arkansas Marshall is the largest city in and county seat of Searcy County. It is located in the Ozarks at the foot of the Boston Mountain Range south of America's first National River, the Buffalo National River. Marshall serves as a hub for area touri ...

and a graduate of the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

. He was succeeded in the Arkansas House by Donald Ragland.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives {{Arkansas-politician-stub