Billy Gaskill
Billy Gaskill is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the 78th District from 2007 to 2013.
Biography
Gaskill's professional experience includes working as a dentist. He is a veteran of WWII and Korea.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gaskill served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth
- Subcommittee on Litigation Reports Oversight, Chair
- Joint Energy Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Human Services, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gaskill served on these committees:
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee, Arkansas House
- Legislative Council, Arkansas Assembly
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas State Legislature
- Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Charitable, Penal, and Correctional Institutions
- Subcommittee on Game and Fish/State Police
- Subcommittee on Health Services
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Gaskill's sponsored legislation includes:
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Gaskill won re-election to the 78th District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the May 18 primary.[2] He defeated Independent Ronnie Spence in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 78 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Billy Gaskill (D)
|
3,848 | |||
| Ronnie Spence (I) | 2,430 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Gaskill won re-election to the 78th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[4]
Gaskill raised $20,606 for his campaign.[5]
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.[6] Gaskill received a score of 59 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 57th out of 97 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.
Recent news
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See also
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House Committees
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Arkansas House of Representatives - Rep. Billy Gaskill
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "Primary results," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas House spending, 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Advance Arkansas Institute, "Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
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Arkansas House District 78 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by George McGill (D) |
