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Frank Glidewell
Frank Glidewell is a former Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 8. Glidewell was elected to the office on August 14, 2018. He served until January 2019.
Glidewell was a Republican candidate who sought election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 8. He lost the primary runoff on June 19, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 22, 2018.
Glidewell is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the District 63 from 2005 to 2011. He served as Sebastian County Judge from 1996-1998 and Justice of the Peace from 1980-1986 and 1988-1992.
Biography
Glidewell owned Glidewell Electric from 1971 to 2004.
When he served in the state government, Glidewell was a member of the ABC Apprentice School, Comprehensive Juvenile Services, Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Electrical Appeals Board, Equalization Board, Sebastian County Water Users Association, and Western Arkansas Planning and Development District 911 Board.[1]
Committee assignments
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Joint Energy Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas House
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Peer Review
- Subcommittee on Sales, Use, Miscellaneous Taxes and Exemptions (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Utilities
Sponsored legislation
Glidewell's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1361 - "AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE RACING FACILITIES."
- HB 1454 - "TO REDUCE THE STATE PORTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAX RATE ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS."
- HB 2216 - "AN ACT TO CREATE THE DEMOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE DISCLOSURE ACT."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2018 special election
General election
Special general election for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Frank Glidewell defeated William Whitfield Hyman in the special general election for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Glidewell (R) | 71.0 | 4,807 |
| William Whitfield Hyman (L) | 29.0 | 1,968 | ||
| Total votes: 6,775 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Frank Glidewell defeated Denny Altes in the special Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Glidewell | 65.1 | 6,727 |
 | Denny Altes | 34.9 | 3,612 | |
| Total votes: 10,339 | |||
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2018
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Mathew Pitsch defeated William Whitfield Hyman in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mathew Pitsch (R) | 76.3 | 18,365 |
| William Whitfield Hyman (L) | 23.7 | 5,698 | ||
| Total votes: 24,063 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Mathew Pitsch defeated Frank Glidewell in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mathew Pitsch | 51.0 | 2,070 |
| Frank Glidewell | 49.0 | 1,991 | |
| Total votes: 4,061 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8
Frank Glidewell and Mathew Pitsch advanced to a runoff. They defeated Denny Altes in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 8 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Glidewell | 39.8 | 4,193 |
| ✔ | | Mathew Pitsch | 34.6 | 3,641 |
| Denny Altes | 25.6 | 2,693 | |
| Total votes: 10,527 | |||
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2010
Glidewell 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 13 of the Arkansas State Senate. He was defeated in the primary runoff election by Jake C. Files.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Glidewell won re-election to the 63rd District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[2]
Glidewell raised $21,426 for his campaign.[3]
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2018
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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Arkansas Senate
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jake Files (R) |
Arkansas State Senate District 8 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Mathew Pitsch (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Arkansas House District 63 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Denny Altes |
