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Buddy Lovell
Larry "Buddy" Lovell is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 56 from 2007 to 2013.
Biography
Lovell's professional experience includes working as a consultant. He served in the Army National Guard.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lovell served on these committees:
- Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas House
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Subcommittee on Claims, Chair
- Subcommittee on Peer Review
- Subcommittee on Insurance
- Subcommittee on Labor and Environment, Vice Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lovell served on these committees:
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas House
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Claims Review
- Subcommittee on Income Taxes-Personal and Corporate
- Subcommittee on Insurance (Chair)
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Lovell's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1344 - "TO CLARIFY THAT AN ASSESSMENT ADJUSTMENT IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE YEAR THE ASSESSMENT WAS MADE; TO ALLOW THE APPEAL OF A DECISION OF THE BOARD WHEN THE PETITIONER FAILED TO APPEAR THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE PETITIONER."
- HB 1987 - "TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX LAWS TO CONFORM WITH THE STREAMLINED SALES TAX. AGREEMENT."
- HB 2147 - "TO SET OUT THE PROCEDURE FOR EQUALIZATION BOARDS TO FOLLOW WHEN CHANGING PROPERTY VALUES IN A YEAR WHEN A COUNTY IS NOT COMPLETING REAPPRAISAL."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Lovell won re-election to the 56th District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the May 18 primary.[2] He defeated Republican Donnie Scroggins in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 56 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Buddy Lovell (D)
|
4,134 | |||
| Donnie Scroggins (R) | 2,279 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lovell won re-election to the 56th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[4]
Lovell raised $25,876 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] Lovell received a score of 57 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 63rd out of 97 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Buddy + Lovell + Arkansas + House
See also
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House Committees
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Arkansas House of Representatives - Rep. Buddy Lovell
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
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 56 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by Joe Jett (D) |
