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Gayla McKenzie
Gayla McKenzie (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 92. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. She left office on January 9, 2023.
McKenzie (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 35. She lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 21, 2022.
Biography
Mckenzie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a B.S.E. in music education and a J.D. Mckenzie's volunteer experience includes being a member of the Kiwanis Club.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
McKenzie was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee
2019-2020
McKenzie was assigned to the following committees:
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
2022
See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 35
Tyler Dees defeated Doug Peterson in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tyler Dees (R)  | 73.7 | 18,411 |
 | Doug Peterson (L) | 26.3 | 6,578 | |
| Total votes: 24,989 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 35
Tyler Dees defeated Gayla McKenzie in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 35 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Dees | 63.3 | 2,950 |
 | Gayla McKenzie | 36.7 | 1,714 | |
| Total votes: 4,664 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 35
Tyler Dees and Gayla McKenzie advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeff Tennant in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 35 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Dees | 45.7 | 4,292 |
| ✔ | | Gayla McKenzie | 33.7 | 3,162 |
 | Jeff Tennant | 20.6 | 1,934 | |
| Total votes: 9,388 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Arkansas State Senate District 35
Doug Peterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas State Senate District 35 on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Peterson (L) |
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92
Incumbent Gayla McKenzie won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gayla McKenzie (R) | 100.0 | 15,993 |
| Total votes: 15,993 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gayla McKenzie advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92
Gayla McKenzie defeated Chris Birch in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gayla McKenzie (R) | 71.2 | 8,988 |
 | Chris Birch (D) | 28.8 | 3,627 | |
| Total votes: 12,615 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92
Chris Birch advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Birch |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92
Gayla McKenzie advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 92 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Gayla McKenzie |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
- 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.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kim Hendren (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 92 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Julie Mayberry (R) |
