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Larry Cowling
Larry Cowling is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 2 from 2007 to 2013.
Biography
Cowling's professional experience includes owning Cowling Farm and Trucking.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cowling served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Review, Chair
- Joint Energy Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas House, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Complaints and Remediation
- Subcommittee on Income Taxes-Personal and Corporate
- Subcommittee on Sales, Use, Miscellaneous Taxes and Exemptions
- Subcommittee on House State Agencies and Reorganization
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cowling served on these committees:
- Energy
- Legislative Printing Requirements and Specifications Committee, Arkansas Assembly (Chair)
- Public Transportation Committee, Arkansas House
- State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Motor Vehicle and Highways
- Subcommittee on State Agencies and Reorganization
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Cowling's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1437 - "TO REQUIRE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER VERIFICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TITLE ON REPOSSESSED MOTOR VEHICLE."
- HB 1905 - "TO GRADUALLY REDUCE THE SALES AND USE TAX ON UTILITIES THAT ARE USED BY QUALIFYING AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES AND QUALIFYING AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND AQUACULTURE EQUIPMENT."
- HB 2166 - "TO EXEMPT THE PARTS AND LABOR FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FROM SALES AND USE TAX."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
Cowling ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 11. Cowling was defeated by current District 21 incumbent Steve Harrelson in the May 22 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Steve Harrelson |
54.7% | 3,613 |
| Larry Cowling | 45.3% | 2,996 |
| Total Votes | 6,609 | |
2010
Cowling won re-election to the 2nd District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition.[4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cowling won re-election to the 2nd District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[5]
Cowling raised $16,225 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] Cowling received a score of 47 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 93rd out of 97 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Larry + Cowling + Arkansas + House
See also
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House Committees
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Arkansas House of Representatives - Representative Larry Cowling
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- Larry Cowling on Facebook
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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