Stephen Meeks

Stephen Meeks
Arkansas House of Representatives District 67
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 12, 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	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Associate's	Florida Community College, 1999
Personal
Birthday	October 30, 1970
Place of birth	Trenton, MI
Profession	Technician
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Stephen Meeks (b. October 30, 1970) is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 67. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Biography

Meeks receive his A.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from Florida Community College in 1997 and his A.A. from Florida Community College in 1999. His professional experience includes working as an instructor at Florida Community College, a teacher for Baymeadows Baptist Day School, a manager for American Multi Cinema, and a technician for The Computer Works. Meeks served in the United States Army Reserve from 1987 to 1993.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Joint Budget
• Revenue and Taxation
• Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development

2011-2012

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

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Advanced Communications and Information Technology
• Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
• Legislative Joint Auditing
• Revenue and Taxation

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Meeks ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 67. Meeks ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and defeated Sam Lane (D) in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 67, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stephen Meeks Incumbent	72.7%	8,002
	Democratic	Sam Lane	27.3%	3,003
Total Votes				11,005

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Meeks defeated incumbent Democrat Eddie Hawkins in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 47 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Stephen Meeks (R)		4,841
Eddie Hawkins (D)		3,921

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 Stephen Meeks's campaign in 2010
Arkansas Republican Party	$500
Faulkner County Republican Cmte	$500
Meeks, David & Cheryl	$500
Total Raised in 2010	$4,707

Personal

Meeks and his wife, Jennifer, have one child.

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Stephen Meeks News Feed

• An insurgency in the making - Arkansas Online (subscription)
• How Did States Create Jobs? - Stateline

External links

Suggest a link

• Stephen Meeks' campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Stephen Meeks on Facebook
• Twitter feed

References

Political offices
Preceded by Gary Stubblefield (R)	Arkansas House District 67 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Eddie Hawkins	Arkansas House District 47 2011–2013	Succeeded by Jody Dickinson (D)

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