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Andrea Lea
Andrea Lea (Republican Party) was the Arkansas Auditor of State. She assumed office on January 13, 2015. She left office on January 10, 2023.
Lea (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Arkansas Auditor of State. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
From 2009-2015, Lea served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represented District 68 from 2009-2013, and District 71 from 2013-2015.[1][2][3] Lea served as Arkansas Auditor of State from 2015-2023.
Biography
Lea's professional experience includes working as the auditor and author of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Resource Manual, serving as a Justice of the Peace for the Pope County Quorum Court and serving as a member of the Russellville City Council.[4]
Political career
Auditor of State (2015-2023)
Lea has served as state auditor from January 13, 2015 to January 10, 2023. She was first elected to this position in November 2014 and reelected in November 2018.
State House (2009-2015)
Lea was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represented District 68 from 2009-2013, and District 71 from 2013-2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lea served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Chair |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Rules |
| • Management |
| • Joint Energy, Alternate |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lea served on these committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Joint Budget |
| • Joint Energy |
| • Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lea served on these committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Legislative Council |
| • Judiciary |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Lea's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1380 - "TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS."
- HB 1999 - "TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT."
- HB 2117 - "TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THEIR OWNERSHIP, LEASING, OR USAGE OF AIRPLANES."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2022
- See also: Arkansas Auditor election, 2022
Andrea Lea was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
- See also: Arkansas Auditor election, 2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Auditor of State
Incumbent Andrea Lea defeated David Dinwiddie in the general election for Arkansas Auditor of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Lea (R) | 72.4 | 621,772 |
 | David Dinwiddie (L) | 27.6 | 237,602 | |
| Total votes: 859,374 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Auditor of State
Incumbent Andrea Lea advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Auditor of State on May 22, 2018.
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2014
Lea ran for election to the office of Arkansas Auditor. Lea won the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. Andrea Lea won the general election on November 4, 2014.[5]
Results
Primary election
| Arkansas Auditor, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Andrea Lea |
68.2% | 111,998 | ||
| Ken Yang | 31.8% | 52,293 | ||
| Total Votes | 164,291 | |||
| Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State. | ||||
General election
| Arkansas Auditor, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Andrea Lea |
57.2% | 471,211 | |
| Democratic | Regina Stewart Hampton | 37.4% | 308,285 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Leach | 5.4% | 44,702 | |
| Total Votes | 824,198 | |||
| Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Lea ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 71. Lea ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unchallenged in the November 6, 2012, general election as well.[1][6][7]
2010
Lea won re-election to the 68th District seat in 2010. She faced no opposition.[2]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lea won election to the 68th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, defeating opponents Thomas Akin (D) and Mary Boley (Green).[3]
Lea raised $47,254 for her campaign, while Akin raised $131,038 and Boley raised $100.[8]
| Arkansas State House, District 68 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Andrea Lea (D)
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5,681 | |||
| Thomas Akin (D) | 4,634 | |||
| Mary Boley (Green) | 394 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20.
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2013
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the 88th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 27.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Lea was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arkansas. Lea was one of nine delegates from Arkansas bound by state party rules to support Marco Rubio at the convention.[10] Rubio suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016.
Delegate rules
Congressional district delegates from Arkansas to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions in April 2016, while at-large delegates were elected by the Arkansas Republican State Committee at a state convention in May 2016. Arkansas GOP rules in 2016 required delegates to the convention to vote for the candidate whom they designated on their delegate-filing form through the first round of voting. The rules allowed delegates to vote for a different candidate on the first ballot only if their designated candidate released them prior to the first round of voting or if their designated candidate "withdrew" from the race.
Arkansas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
| Arkansas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
32.8% | 133,144 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 30.5% | 123,873 | 15 | |
| Marco Rubio | 24.9% | 101,235 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.7% | 23,173 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 3.7% | 15,098 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1.2% | 4,703 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,406 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,127 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 651 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 409 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 286 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 250 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jindal | 0% | 167 | 0 | |
| Totals | 406,522 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arkansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; the highest vote-getter in a district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[11][12]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to receive any at-large delegates. Each candidate who met the 15 percent threshold received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated the remaining at-large delegates. If no candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, the unallocated at-large delegates were divided proportionally among those candidates who met the 15 percent threshold. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[11][12]
Contact info
Physical address:
1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 325
Little Rock, RA 77201
Phone: (501) 682-6030
E-mail: info@auditor.ar.gov
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Lea Biography," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Times Record, "State Representative Announces As Candidate For Arkansas Auditor," July 2, 2013, accessed August 12, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas House spending, 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ballotpedia, "Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ KATV.com, "Arkansas GOP Convention Delegates and Alternates Elected," May 14, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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