Carlton Wing

Carlton Wing

Republican Party

Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Spencer Hawks (R)

Prior offices:

Arkansas House of Representatives District 38

Years in office: 2017 - 2023

Successor: Dwight Tosh (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$44,356/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $59/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $166/day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Brigham Young University, 1992

Graduate

Harding University, 2007

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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Carlton Wing (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 70. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Wing (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 70. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

As of 2023, Carlton Wing lived in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Wing earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications from Brigham Young University in 1992 and a master's degree in business administration from Harding University in 2007. His career experience includes owning Wing Media Group and working as its president, the general manager of programming of the Dempsey Film Group, and the sports director of KARK-TV and KREM-TV. Wing has served on the board for the Amboy Community Food Pantry and has been affiliated with the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance, the Park Hill Business Association, the Levy Chamber of Commerce, and the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Wing was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee
• House Education Committee
• Joint Performance Review Committee

2021-2022

Wing was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee
• House Management Committee, Chair
• House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee
• Joint Performance Review Committee

2019-2020

Wing was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee
• Legislative Printing Requirements and Specifications Committee
• Public Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arkansas committee assignments, 2017
• Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs
• Public Transportation

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026

Carlton Wing did not file to run for re-election.

2024

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Carlton Wing defeated Alex Holladay in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlton Wing (R)	51.0	7,541
		Alex Holladay (D)	49.0	7,255

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,796
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Alex Holladay advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlton Wing advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wing in this election.

2022

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Carlton Wing defeated Judson Scanlon and Peyton Perks in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlton Wing (R)	54.1	6,378
		Judson Scanlon (D)	43.1	5,080
	Submit photo	Peyton Perks (L)	2.8	334

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,792
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Judson Scanlon advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Garner (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlton Wing advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70.

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Peyton Perks advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on February 20, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Peyton Perks (L)

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2020

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Carlton Wing defeated Matthew Stallings in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlton Wing (R)	50.1	7,099
	Submit photo	Matthew Stallings (D)	49.9	7,083

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,182
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matthew Stallings advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlton Wing advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38.

2018

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Carlton Wing defeated Chase Mangiapane in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlton Wing (R)	53.3	6,125
		Chase Mangiapane (D)	46.7	5,360

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,485 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38

Chase Mangiapane advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Chase Mangiapane

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Carlton Wing advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Carlton Wing

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2016

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.

The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.

Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.

The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015. Incumbent Donnie Copeland (R) did not seek re-election.

Carlton Wing defeated Victoria Leigh in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carlton Wing	52.05%	7,019
	Democratic	Victoria Leigh	47.95%	6,466
Total Votes				13,485
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

Victoria Leigh defeated Kent Walker in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 Democratic Primary.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Victoria Leigh	51.57%	1,638
	Democratic	Kent Walker	48.43%	1,538
Total Votes				3,176

Carlton Wing ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 Republican Primary.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Carlton Wing  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Carlton Wing did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Carlton Wing did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Wing's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“ Less Taxes I favor eliminating waste in government before any tax increase. Saving money is much better than spending your money. Educating Our Children We need a common sense approach to educating our children so they have the skills to succeed in the "real world." We need a system that better encourages high performance, both for the individual student and the school system as a whole. We need to encourage in our kids the value of learning throughout their life. Like all students, the young people of North Little Rock and Sherwood deserve the opportunity to enter college or the workforce fully prepared for the world’s marketplace. Unlike government spending in most sectors, investing in our children is one area that always pays dividends. Fiscal Policy Common sense tells us that more taxation hurts our economy and discourages job creation. A good government provides the framework for individual creativity and ingenuity and then gets out of the way. A good government operates within its means, just like families and businesses. More often than not, budget imbalances can be fixed with budget cuts rather than tax increases. Family Values We must do what we can to support the home, no matter the makeup of the family. Families deserve our best efforts at providing a framework wherein they can work to achieve their best. Health Care With an aging population, a changing health insurance landscape, and a high number of uninsured or underinsured citizens, we can't afford to get it wrong in this high-stakes issue. We all have a horse in this race, so it is critical that we genuinely listen to all sides to ensure that we maximize our potential to meet everyone's rights and needs. ” —Carlton Wing

Campaign finance summary

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Carlton Wing campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arkansas House of Representatives District 70	Won general	$48,600	$330
2022	Arkansas House of Representatives District 70	Won general	$75,450	$39,096
2020	Arkansas House of Representatives District 38	Won general	$80,198	N/A**
2018	Arkansas House of Representatives District 38	Won general	$66,889	N/A**
2016	Arkansas House of Representatives, District 38	Won	$114,851	N/A**
Grand total			$385,987	$39,426
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1. Arkansas Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Conduit for Commerce Legislators are scored on whether their votes on bills deliver "more economic freedom for all Arkansans." Family Council Action Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15. Arkansas Farm Bureau Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture. Conduit for Commerce Legislators are scored on whether their votes on bills deliver "more economic freedom for all Arkansans." Family Council Action Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conduit for Commerce Legislators are scored on whether their votes on bills deliver "more economic freedom for all Arkansans." Family Council Action Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 12 through March 12. The legislature held a special session from March 13 to March 15. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Conduit for Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to conservative issues with "a focus on small business." Family Council Action Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 10, 2020

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On December 10, 2020, Wing announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Spencer Hawks (R)	Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 2017-2023	Succeeded by Dwight Tosh (R)

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Current members of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Howard Beaty

Minority Leader:Andrew Collins

Representatives

District 1

Jeremy Wooldridge (R)

District 2

Trey Steimel (R)

District 3

Stetson Painter (R)

District 4

Jason Nazarenko (R)

District 5

Ron McNair (R)

District 6

Harlan Breaux (R)

District 7

Brit McKenzie (R)

District 8

Austin McCollum (R)

District 9

Diana Gonzales Worthen (D)

District 10

Mindy McAlindon (R)

District 11

Rebecca Burkes (R)

District 12

Hope Hendren Duke (R)

District 13

Scott Richardson (R)

District 14

Nick Burkes (R)

District 15

John Carr (R)

District 16

Kendon Underwood (R)

District 17

Randy Torres (R)

District 18

Robin Lundstrum (R)

District 19

Steven Unger (R)

District 20

Denise Garner (D)

District 21

Nicole Clowney (D)

District 22

David Whitaker (D)

District 23

Kendra Moore (R)

District 24

Brad Hall (R)

District 25

Chad Puryear (R)

District 26

James Eaton (R)

District 27

Steven Walker (R)

District 28

Bart Schulz (R)

District 29

Rick McClure (R)

District 30

Frances Cavenaugh (R)

District 31

Jimmy Gazaway (R)

District 32

Jack Ladyman (R)

District 33

Jon Milligan (R)

District 34

Joey Carr (R)

District 35

Jessie McGruder (D)

District 36

Johnny Rye (R)

District 37

Steve Hollowell (R)

District 38

Dwight Tosh (R)

District 39

Wayne Long (R)

District 40

Shad Pearce (R)

District 41

Alyssa Brown (R)

District 42

Stephen Meeks (R)

District 43

Rick Beck (R)

District 44

Stan Berry (R)

District 45

Aaron Pilkington (R)

District 46

Jon Eubanks (R)

District 47

Lee Johnson (R)

District 48

Ryan Rose (R)

District 49

Jay Richardson (D)

District 50

Zack Gramlich (R)

District 51

Cindy Crawford (R)

District 52

Marcus Richmond (R)

District 53

Matt Duffield (R)

District 54

Mary Bentley (R)

District 55

Matt Brown (R)

District 56

Steve Magie (D)

District 57

Cameron Cooper (R)

District 58

Les Eaves (R)

District 59

Jim Wooten (R)

District 60

Roger Lynch (R)

District 61

Jeremiah Moore (R)

District 62

Mark McElroy (R)

District 63

Lincoln Barnett (D)

District 64

Ken Ferguson (D)

District 65

Glenn Barnes (D)

District 66

Mark Perry (D)

District 67

Karilyn Brown (R)

District 68

Brian Evans (R)

District 69

David Ray (R)

District 70

Carlton Wing (R)

District 71

Brandon Achor (R)

District 72

Tracy Steele (D)

District 73

Andrew Collins (D)

District 74

Tippi McCullough (D)

District 75

Ashley Hudson (D)

District 76

Joy Springer (D)

District 77

Fred Allen (D)

District 78

Keith Brooks (R)

District 79

Tara Shephard (D)

District 80

Denise Ennett (D)

District 81

RJ Hawk (R)

District 82

Tony Furman (R)

District 83

Paul Childress (R)

District 84

Les Warren (R)

District 85

Richard McGrew (R)

District 86

John Maddox (R)

District 87

DeAnn Vaught (R)

District 88

Dolly Henley (R)

District 89

Justin Gonzales (R)

District 90

Richard Womack (R)

District 91

Bruce Cozart (R)

District 92

Julie Mayberry (R)

District 93

Mike Holcomb (R)

District 94

Jeff Wardlaw (R)

District 95

Howard Beaty (R)

District 96

Sonia Barker (R)

District 97

Matthew Shepherd (R)

District 98

Wade Andrews (R)

District 99

Lane Jean (R)

District 100

Carol Dalby (R)

Republican Party (81)

Democratic Party (19)