Jon S. Eubanks is an American politician, farmer, and accountant serving as a 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 ...

from the 74th district. First elected in 2010, he also serves as

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of the House.

Early life and education

Eubanks was born in

Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia and across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Naval M ...

and graduated from Annapolis High School in 1969. He attended

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from

Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a public university in Russellville, Arkansas. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. The Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus, a two-year satellite ca ...

in 1990.

Career

Outside of politics, Eubanks has worked as a farmer and

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. He previously served on the board of the Paris School District.

References

21st-century American politicians Arkansas Tech University alumni Living people Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Portsmouth, Virginia Year of birth missing (living people) {{Arkansas-politician-stub