David J. Sanders
| David J. Sanders | ||
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| Arkansas State Senate District 15 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 14, 2013-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 10, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 0 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $15,869/year | |
| Per diem | $136/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms (6 years) | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Arkansas House of Representatives District 31 | ||
| 2011-2013 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Ouachita Baptist University (1997) | |
| Personal | ||
| Religion | Southern Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Sanders was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He represented the 31st district from 2011 to 2013.
Sanders earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science/Mass Communications from Ouachita Baptist University in 1997.
Sanders has worked as a columnist for Stephens Media. From 1997 to 1998, he was policy and communications aide for the office of the governor of the State of Arkansas. In 1998, he was communications director for Fay Boozman for United States Senate. He then worked for Arkansas Health Care Services, Johnson Controls, Incorporated from 1999 to 2005. Sanders worked as creator/producer/host of "Unconventional Wisdom" for the Arkansas Educational Television Network from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, he was a columnist for Associated Baptist Press. He also was employed as director of development for the Arkansas Baptist School System from 2006 to 2010.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sanders served on the following committees:
| Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Legislative Council | ||||
| • Revenue and Taxation | ||||
| • Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development | ||||
| • Joint Performance Review | ||||
| • Legislative Joint Auditing | ||||
| • Efficiency | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sanders served on these committees:
| Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs | ||||
| • Joint Energy | ||||
| • Public Transportation | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Sanders' campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "I’m the only candidate in the race who has committed to not raise taxes, and the only candidate in the race who has signed the “No New Taxes Pledge”"
- State Government Taking and Spending Too Much
- Excerpt: "We need more pro-growth policies that will make Arkansas the most appealing place in the region for capital investment. But don’t look for anything like that out of this government. Instead the prevailing mentality is tax more, spend more and grow state government. We need a change and that’s what I intend to do."
- Life
- Excerpt: "On Life, I’ll not compromise. I’m the Pro-Life candidate in the race. The protection of the unborn is the preeminent issue of our time. Life begins at conception and, we know, that abortion destroys life."
Elections
2012
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
Sanders ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 15. Sanders defeated state representative Ed Garner in the May 22 Republican primary and defeated Johnny Hoyt (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.[2][3][4]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David J. Sanders |
54.7% | 17,759 | |
| Democratic | Johnny Hoyt | 45.3% | 14,700 | |
| Total Votes | 32,459 | |||
| Arkansas State Senate District 15 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
David J. Sanders |
52.4% | 2,413 |
| Ed Garner | 47.6% | 2,196 |
| Total Votes | 4,609 | |
Endorsements
Sanders was endorsed by the current incumbent of most of the district, Jason Rapert, in his primary battle.[5]
2010
Sanders defeated John Parke in the May 18 primary. He then defeated Debbie Murphy in the November 2 general election.[6][7]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 31 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David J. Sanders (R)
|
9,729 | |||
| Debbie Murphy (D) | 5,825 | |||
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David J. Sanders (R)
|
2,537 | |||
| John Parke (R) | 2,060 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
| Arkansas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to David J. Sanders's campaign in 2010 | |
| Faulkner, Gary R | $2,500 |
| Huber, Jonathan | $2,000 |
| Reed, Stanley E | $2,000 |
| Exoxemis Inc | $2,000 |
| France, James | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $80,507 |
Contributions have not all been submitted yet.[8]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term David + Sanders + Arkansas + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
David Sanders News Feed
- IRS scandal puts the caffeine back in tea party - McClatchy Washington Bureau
- Talk Business: Arkansas' Top 10 legislators - The City Wire
- Tolbert: Davy Carter, man in the middle - Log Cabin Democrat
- Film, Times & Events: Week of May 16th, 2013 - Good Times
- Movie Listings for May 10-16 - New York Times
- Sit-Down with Governor Beebe Part One - Knwa - KNWA
- Movie Listings for May 3-May 9 - New York Times
- Passage of health care expansion came down to teamwork - Log Cabin Democrat
- Dobson-St. Clair - NWAOnline (subscription)
- Sen. Franken leads charge to protect consumers' legal rights against Wall Street - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
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Personal
Sanders and his wife Rebecca have five children.
External links
- David Sanders' campaign website
- House website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- David Sanders on Facebook
- Twitter feed
References
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State "Election Results 2012" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012 ," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ Talkbusiness.net, "Rapert Endorses Sanders in State Senate Race," May 17, 2012
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ Arkansas Matters, General election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
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