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Bill Pritchard (Arkansas)
Bill Pritchard is a former Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 35 from 2007 to 2013. He served as Minority Whip.
Pritchard served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006.
Biography
Pritchard's professional experience includes working as a rancher and owning Razorback Rentals. He served in the United States Navy in Vietnam.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pritchard served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Special Language
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas Assembly, Chair
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas State Senate
- Senate Rules, Resolutions and Memorials Committee, Arkansas State Senate
- State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Pritchard served on these committees:
- Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas State Senate
- Senate Rules, Resolutions and Memorials Committee, Arkansas State Senate
- State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Elections
2012
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
Pritchard was defeated in his re-election bid in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 7. Pritchard lost to Jon Woods in the May 22 Democratic primary.[1][2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Jon Woods |
51.6% | 2,784 |
| Bill Pritchard Incumbent | 48.4% | 2,613 |
| Total Votes | 5,397 | |
2010
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2010
Pritchard won re-election to the 35th District seat in 2010. He ran uncontested.[4]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Pritchard won election to the 35th District Seat in the Arkansas State Senate, defeating opponent Lynn Carver (D).[5]
Pritchard raised $120,162 for his campaign, while Carver raised $102,853.[6]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 35 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bill Pritchard (R)
|
11,544 | |||
| Lynn Carver (D) | 9,646 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard
The Advance Arkansas Institute, an Arkansas-based nonprofit research and educational organization, released Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard in 2012 and 2013. The scorecard graded legislators based on how they voted on the principles the group sought to promote. The group identified the following six categories as interest areas tracked by this scorecard: "economic freedom, education reform, good government, personal liberty, small government, and tax/budget policy." Scores range from 100 percent (the highest score) to 0 percent (the lowest score). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by this group.[7] Pritchard received a score of 84% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 7th out of 34 members of the Arkansas State Senate that were evaluated for the study.
Personal
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Pritchard and his wife, Karen, have one child.
Recent news
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See also
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas State Senate
- Arkansas Senate Committees
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Official Arkansas State Senate website of Senator Bill Pritchard
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Bill Pritchard
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ Vote Naturally, "General election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2006 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas Senate spending, 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Advance Arkansas Institute, "Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Arkansas State Senate District 35 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by Jason Rapert (R) |
