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Ed Garner
Ed Garner is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 2007 to 2013.
Biography
Garner's professional experience includes owning Mama's Manna Bakery and working for Stephens, Incorporated, Lasater and Company and TJ Raney and Sons.
He was a member of the Maumelle Chamber of Commerce and the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Garner served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Peer Review
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas Assembly, Chair
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Complaints and Remediation
- Subcommittee on House Elections
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Garner served on these committees:
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas House
- State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Complaints and Remediation (Chair)
- Subcommittee on State Agencies and Reorganization
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Garner's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1947 - "TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS CAPITAL GAINS REDUCTION ACT OF 2009."
- HB 2111 - "TO INCREASE SAFETY ON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES."
- HB 2128 - "TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO SURVEIL, DETAIN, AND SEARCH PAROLEES."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
Garner ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 15. Garner was defeated by state representative David J. Sanders in the May 22 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 David J. Sanders |
52.4% | 2,413 |
| Ed Garner | 47.6% | 2,196 |
| Total Votes | 4,609 | |
2010
Garner won re-election to the 41st District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition.[4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Garner won re-election to the 41st District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[5]
Garner raised $35,522 for his campaign.[6]
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.[7] Garner received a score of 89 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 13th 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
- Ed Garner's campaign website
- Arkansas House of Representatives - Rep. Ed Garner
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- Ed Garner on Facebook
- Ed Garner on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ 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 41 2007–2013 |
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