Jana Della Rosa
Jana Della Rosa (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 90. She assumed office on January 12, 2015. She left office on January 11, 2021.
Rosa (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 90. She lost in the Republican primary runoff on March 31, 2020.
Biography
Della Rosa earned her B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2000. Her professional experience includes working as a sales analyst for Ozark Consulting and marketing and national account manager for Church and Dwight Co., Inc.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Rosa was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Budget Committee
- Joint Performance Review Committee
- House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
- House Education Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Della Rosa served on the following committees:
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| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Public Transportation |
| • Joint Performance Review |
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
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated Kelly Krout in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kendon Underwood (R) | 62.7 | 11,583 |
 | Kelly Krout (D)  | 37.3 | 6,904 | |
| Total votes: 18,487 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated incumbent Jana Della Rosa in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 31, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 54.9 | 1,011 |
 | Jana Della Rosa | 45.1 | 832 | |
| Total votes: 1,843 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Krout advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa and Kendon Underwood advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chris Latimer in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa | 43.5 | 1,647 |
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 35.6 | 1,348 |
 | Chris Latimer | 20.9 | 793 | |
| Total votes: 3,788 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Kati McFarland in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa (R) | 66.2 | 7,426 |
| Kati McFarland (D) | 33.8 | 3,790 | ||
| Total votes: 11,216 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kati McFarland advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Kendon Underwood in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa | 50.0 | 1,068 |
| Kendon Underwood | 50.0 | 1,066 | |
| Total votes: 2,134 | |||
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This was one of the 10 closest elections in the first half of 2018. Click here for the full list »
2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 general election.[3]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 90 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Jana Della Rosa Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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Incumbent Jana Della Rosa defeated Randy Alexander and Jana Starr in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 90 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jana Della Rosa Incumbent |
64.46% | 3,566 | |
| Republican | Randy Alexander | 27.13% | 1,501 | |
| Republican | Jana Starr | 8.41% | 465 | |
| Total Votes | 5,532 | |||
2014
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Jana Della Rosa defeated Mike Whitmore and Paul Caldwell in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jana Della Rosa |
52.3% | 1,195 |
| Paul Caldwell | 35.7% | 817 |
| Mike Whitmore | 12% | 274 |
| Total Votes | 2,286 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jana Della Rosa did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Della Rosa's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Constitutional Conservative: Jana Della Rosa will stand firm to defend the rights of all Arkansans against any federal or state infringement. Infrastructure: Jana Della Rosa will continue to fight to make sure that the money follows the cars. Our growth must be cared for and nurtured not choked and neglected. Fiscal Responsibility: While in the legislature, Jana supported a balanced budget plus $100 million in income tax cuts. She will continue to fight for sound fiscal policy to further reduce the tax burden on hard-working Arkansans. OPPOSES OBAMACARE: Jana has consistently opposed ObamaCare and voted for Governor Asa Hutchinson’s plan to reform Medicaid. Veterans: Those who have made possible the freedoms we enjoy deserve our utmost respect and support. Jana supports our veterans, military personnel, and their families. Traditional Family Values; Pro-Life: Jana is a Christian Conservative who supports Religious Freedom protection laws and traditional family values. She is staunchly pro-life and supports the defunding of Planned Parenthood. Jana will continue to fight for the unborn. Pro Second Amendment: Jana consistently supported pro-gun legislation during her time in the legislature. She is a member of the NRA and a concealed carry owner. She will strongly defend your right to keep and bear arms and will fight against any effort to infringe upon that right.[8] |
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| —Jana Della Rosa[9] | ||
2014
Della Rosa's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
Constitutional Conservative
- Excerpt: "It is imperative that we have a state legislature that will stand up and protect the constitutional rights of the people of Arkansas. Jana Della Rosa will stand firm to defend the rights of all Arkansans against any federal or state infringement."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Jana Della Rosa will work to lower the tax burden on Arkansas families and small businesses and will support legislation that encourages job creation, investment, and economic development. She will fight to make government more efficient, transparent, and accountable to the people it serves."
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "The first thing that must happen for job creation is for the government to get out of the way. Letting the free market grow and prosper on its own accord has proven time and again to be the best solution. Bailouts, stimulus, and temporary, government-created jobs don’t work and only put our nation further in debt."
Education
- Excerpt: "Jana will work to return decision-making power to the parents who know best the individual needs of their children and will push back against federal propaganda driving its way into our schools."
The 2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: " Jana will strongly defend your right to keep and bear arms and will fight against any effort to infringe upon that right."
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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2018
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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.
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2017
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In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3.
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2016
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In 2016, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 13 through May 9. The Legislature held a three-day special session from April 6 to April 8 over healthcare. The Legislature held a second special session from May 19 to May 23 over transportation.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Della Rosa's endorsements included the following:[11]
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Personal
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Della Rosa and her husband, Russell, have two children.[1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Jana Della Rosa on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 dellarosa4arkansas, "About Jana," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Della Rosa for Arkansas, "Issues," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ dellarosa4arkansas.com, "Issues," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Della Rosa for Arkansas, "Endorsements," accessed February 18, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Les Carnine (R) |
Arkansas House District 90 2015–2021 |
Succeeded by Kendon Underwood (R) |
