Joseph Edward Jett, known as Joe Jett (born c. 1960) is an American

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from the state of

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. A member of the Republican Party since December 2016, Jett represents District 56 in the

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. Jett switched parties shortly after winning reelection in 2016 as a

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. In 2013, Jett was selected by the University of Virginia, Business School of Darden, as one of the top 50 up and coming legislators in the United States. In 2019, Jett was re-elected to a fourth term in th
Arkansas House of Representatives for District 56
Jett is from

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Success in

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in the northeastern corner of his state. Before he was elected to the Arkansas House,

Mike Beebe Mickey Dale Beebe ( ; born December 28, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Amagon, Arkansas, Beebe is a graduate of Arkansa ...

, the Democratic

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, appointed Jett to the

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Commission in 2007.

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