John Catlett

John Catlett
Arkansas House of Representatives District 73
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
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)
Education
Bachelor's	Arkansas Tech University
Military service
Service/branch	Arkansas Air National Guard
Service branch	United States Air Force
Personal
Profession	Self Employed
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

John Catlett is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 73. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Biography

Catlett earned his bachelor's degree in History/Political Science from Arkansas Tech University. His professional experience includes working as a city marshal for the City of Ola, an Arkansas State Trooper, and as a wildlife officer for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Catlett served as a military police officer in the United States Air Force and served in the Arkansas Air National Guard.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Joint Budget
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs
• Education
• State Agencies and Governmental Affairs

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Catlett ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 73. Catlett ran unopposed in the May 22 Democratic primary and defeated Mary Bentley (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 73, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Wayne Catlett Incumbent	52.2%	4,088
	Republican	Mary Bentley	47.8%	3,750
Total Votes				7,838

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Catlett defeated Mike Merritt in the May 18 primary. He then defeated Kelly Boyd in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 61 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Catlett (D)		3,278
Kelly Boyd (R)		3,254

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 61 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Catlett (D)		2,118
Mike Merritt (D)		1,598

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Catlett raised $34,889 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Catlett, John W	$3,370
Arkansas Democratic Party	$2,500
Bowden, Jim	$2,000
Arkansas Health Care Association	$2,000

Personal

Catlett and his wife, Cheri, have two children.

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• 2013 session a huge success for District 73 - Russellville Courier

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by James Ratliff (D)	Arkansas House District 73 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Nathan George	Arkansas House District 61 2011–2013	Succeeded by Scott Baltz (D)

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