Jake Files

Jake C. Files
Arkansas State Senate District 13
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011-Present
Term ends
January 10, 2013
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$15,869 per year
Per diem	$136 per day
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 6, 2012
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 13 since 2011.

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

Files earned his BS in Accounting from Arkansas State University in 1994. He then worked as an Accountant for Baldor Electric Company from 1994 to 1997. From 2004 to 2006, he was Vice President of Development for ERC Properties. He has worked for Fort Smith Christian School as an Accountant since 1997. He has also been the owner of FFH Construction, LLC since 2006.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Files has been appointed to these committees:

• Senate Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate
• Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas Assembly
• Revenue and Tax Committee, Arkansas State Senate
• Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012

Files is running for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 8. Files ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and is running 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

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

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
• UPDATE Senate approves tax cut bills totaling $120 million by 2016 - Arkansas News
• Senate Approves Tax Cuts, Session Ends Early Next Week - KARK.com - KARK
• 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
• House OKs several tax-cut proposals - Arkansas Online - Arkansas Online (subscription)
• House sends tax cuts to governor - Log Cabin Democrat

Personal

Files and his wife Michaela have three children.

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 Denny Altes	Arkansas State Senate District 13 2011–present	Succeeded by NA