Jake Files

Jake C. Files
Arkansas State Senate District 8
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 10, 2015
Years in position	2
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	2 terms (8 years)
Prior offices
Arkansas House of Representatives
1998-2002
Education
Bachelor's	Arkansas State University
Personal
Birthday	March 27, 1972
Place of birth	Norman, Oklahoma
Profession	Accountant
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Jake C. Files (b. March 27, 1972) is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 8. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Files served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. He ran for re-election in 2004 but was denied.

Biography

Files earned his B.S. in Accounting from Arkansas State University in 1994. His professional experience includes working as an Accountant for Baldor Electric Company, Vice President of Development for ERC Properties, an Accountant Fort Smith Christian School, and owner of FFH Construction, LLC.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Files served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Files served on these committees:

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Efficiency
• Legislative Joint Auditing
• Revenue and Taxation
• Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012

Files ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 8. Files ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2010

Files defeated Jim Medley and Frank Glidewell in the primary and primary runoff, respectively. He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jake C. Files (R)		2,555
Frank Glidewell (R)		2,392
Jim Medley (R)		1,470

Arkansas State Senate, District 13 Rep Primary Runoff (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jake C. Files (R)		2,463
Frank Glidewell (R)		1,822

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Files raised $80,275 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Mitchell, Kelly	$8,000
Walters, Bill	$2,000
Wilson & Associates	$2,000
Ffh Of 28Th Street Llc	$2,000

Personal

Files and his wife, Michaela, have three children.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Jake + Files + Arkansas + Senate"

Jake Files News Feed

• 89th Session Wrap, part I - The City Wire
• County, city officials OK aquatics park construction plan - The City Wire
• Womack: Internet bill is about tax fairness - The City Wire
• Legislators pleased with regular session results - The City Wire
• Tax Cuts and other moves - The City Wire
• Arkansas tax cut package a grab bag of interests - Memphis Commercial Appeal

External links

Suggest a link

• Jake Files' campaign website
• Senate website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Cecile Bledsoe (R)	Arkansas State Senate District 8 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Denny Altes	Arkansas State Senate District 13 2011–2013	Succeeded by Alan Clark (R)