David Rainey

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David Rainey
Arkansas House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Program Manager
Website	House site

David Rainey is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the 11th District since 2004.

Rainey currently works as a Program Manager with Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. He has previously worked as Director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences, Building Administrator for Dumas Public Schools, and as a school principal.

Rainey is President of the Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Executive Council member of the International Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and President of the Dumas Chamber of Commerce.^[1]

Issue positions

Rainey did not provide answers to the Arkansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Committee membership

• Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
• Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
• Education Committee, Arkansas House
• Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas House
• Subcommittee on Claims Review (Vice Chair)
• Subcommittee on K-12, Vocational-Technical Institutions
• Subcommittee on Utilities
• Task Force on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity, Arkansas Assembly

Sponsored legislation

Rainey's sponsored legislation includes:

• HB 1012 - "RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS WHOLE CHILD INITIATIVE."
• HB 1408 - "TO RESTRICT THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN SIXTEEN (16) YEARS OF AGE AND SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS."
• HB 1646 - "TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE (1) POLLING PLACE IN EACH COUNTY FOR SCHOOL ELECTIONS WHEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TERRITORY IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES."

For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Major donors

Below are Rainey's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[3]

Contributor	2008 total
Stephens Group	$2,000
Rural Arkansas Telec (RATS)	$2,000
Entergy	$1,500
S W Energy Co PAC State Fund	$750
Friedkin Business Services	$500

External links

• Arkansas House of Representatives - Rep. David Rainey
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004

References

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