David Rainey (Arkansas)
David Rainey is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2005 to 2011.
Biography
Rainey's professional experience includes working as a Program Manager with Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences, Building Administrator for Dumas Public Schools and school principal.
Rainey was President of the Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Executive Council member of the International Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and President of the Dumas Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Committee assignments
- Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Education Committee, Arkansas House
- Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Claims Review (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on K-12, Vocational-Technical Institutions
- Subcommittee on Utilities
- Task Force on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity, Arkansas Assembly
Issues
Issue positions
Rainey did not provide answers to the Arkansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Rainey's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1012 - "RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS WHOLE CHILD INITIATIVE."
- HB 1408 - "TO RESTRICT THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN SIXTEEN (16) YEARS OF AGE AND SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS."
- HB 1646 - "TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE (1) POLLING PLACE IN EACH COUNTY FOR SCHOOL ELECTIONS WHEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TERRITORY IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Rainey was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He instead ran for District 5 of the Arkansas State Senate. He was defeated in the May 18 primary by Stephanie Flowers.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Rainey won re-election to the 11th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[3]
Rainey raised $13,600 for his campaign.[4]
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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. David Rainey
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- David Rainey on Facebook
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
Arkansas House District 11 2005-2011 |
Succeeded by Efrem Elliott |
