John T. Vines

John T. Vines
Arkansas House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 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 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Bachelor's	University of Arkansas (1996)
J.D.	University of Arkansas School of Law (1999)
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

John T. Vines is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 25. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Biography

Vines earned his B.S./B.A. in Finance/Banking from the University of Arkansas in 1996 and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1999. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Wood, Smith, Schnipper, Clay and Vines and as a small claims magistrate for the Hot Springs District Court.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Judiciary
• Rules
• State Agencies and Governmental Affairs

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Vines ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25. Vines ran unopposed in the May 22 Democratic primary and defeated Michael Jones, Sr. (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John T. Vines Incumbent	62.4%	6,615
	Republican	Michael A. Jones, Sr.	37.6%	3,985
Total Votes				10,600

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Vines defeated Richard Pellegrino in the May 18 primary. He then won unopposed in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John T. Vines (D)		2,033
Richard Pellegrino (D)		1,762

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 John T. Vines's campaign in 2010
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association	$2,000
Turner, Christopher L	$2,000
Cox Communications	$1,916
Cella, Charles J	$1,500
Optometric Opportunities	$1,150
Total Raised in 2010	$105,771

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Vines and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children.

Recent news

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John Vines News Feed

• Arkansas House sends ethics, petition rules to voters - Little River News
• Our Boughs have Tender Songbirds - Sierra Vista Herald

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• John Vines on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Gene Shelby	Arkansas House District 25 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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