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David Powers (Arkansas)
David Powers is as former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 3 from 2007 to 2013. He also served on the Hope Public School Board.
Biography
Powers' professional experience includes working as a Juvenile Intake Officer in the 8th Judicial District North.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Powers served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Aging
- Subcommittee on Children and Youth
- Subcommittee on Legislative, Military and Veterans Affairs
- Subcommittee on Special Language
- Subcommittee on Courts and Civil Law
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Powers served on these committees:
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Judiciary Committee, Arkansas House
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas State Legislature
- Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice and Child Support
- Subcommittee on State Agencies
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Powers' sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1398 - "TO INCREASE DISTRICT COURT FILING FEES; ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL PILOT STATE DISTRICT COURT JUDGESHIPS; CONSOLIDATE CITY COURTS WITH DISTRICT COURTS."
- HB 1768 - "AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT HOPE - STUDENT SUCCESS AND WORKFORCE RESOURCE CENTER GENERAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION."
- HB 1833 - "TO AMEND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE FOURTH DEGREE."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Powers won re-election to the 3rd District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition.[2]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Powers won re-election to the 3rd District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, defeating opponent Evelyn Joyce Bradford (R).[3]
Powers raised $29,225 for his campaign, while Bradford raised $1,900.[4]
| Arkansas State House, District 3 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 David Powers (D)
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6,516 | |||
| Evelyn Joyce Bradford (R) | 1,746 | |||
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.[5] Powers received a score of 51 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 77th 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 - Representative David Powers
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- David Powers' blog
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 4, 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 3 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by Brent Talley (D) |
