Lisa Parks
Lisa Parks (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 31. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Parks also ran in a special election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 7. She lost in the special general election on February 8, 2022.
Biography
Lisa Parks earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1992 and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 2000. Her career experience includes working as an attorney specialist with the Arkansas Department of Human Services and as an attorney for the Washington County Public Defender's Office.[1][2]
Elections
2022
Regular election
See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 31
Clint Penzo defeated Lisa Parks in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clint Penzo (R) | 60.1 | 10,265 |
 | Lisa Parks (D) | 39.9 | 6,805 | |
| Total votes: 17,070 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lisa Parks advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 31.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 31
Clint Penzo defeated Andrew Thompson and Paul Colvin Jr. in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 31 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clint Penzo | 61.2 | 3,384 |
| Andrew Thompson | 28.7 | 1,584 | ||
| Paul Colvin Jr. | 10.1 | 557 | ||
| Total votes: 5,525 | |||
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Special election
See also: Arkansas state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Arkansas State Senate District 7
Colby Fulfer defeated Lisa Parks in the special general election for Arkansas State Senate District 7 on February 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colby Fulfer (R) | 50.4 | 2,033 |
| Lisa Parks (D) | 49.6 | 2,001 | |
| Total votes: 4,034 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 7
Colby Fulfer defeated Steven Unger in the special Republican primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 7 on January 11, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colby Fulfer | 52.1 | 922 |
 | Steven Unger | 47.9 | 847 | |
| Total votes: 1,769 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7
Lisa Parks defeated Derek Van Voast in the special Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7 on December 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Parks | 84.2 | 723 |
| Derek Van Voast | 15.8 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 859 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7
Colby Fulfer and Steven Unger advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jim Bob Duggar and Edge Nowlin in the special Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7 on December 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colby Fulfer | 46.7 | 1,388 |
| ✔ | | Steven Unger | 31.7 | 943 |
 | Jim Bob Duggar | 15.3 | 456 | |
 | Edge Nowlin | 6.3 | 188 | |
| Total votes: 2,975 | |||
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2014
See also: Arkansas judicial elections, 2014
Parks ran for election to the Fourth Circuit.
General: She was defeated in the general election on May 20, 2014, after receiving 39.3 percent of the vote. She competed against Stacey Zimmerman.
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Campaign themes
2022
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lisa Parks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lisa Parks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Parks’ campaign website stated the following:
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Education Our children and grandchildren are the reason Lisa is running. They are not just our future, but our present too. From pre-K and nutrition to healthcare and education, we should be protecting children, not endangering them by stripping away resources through tax cuts for the wealthy and senseless partisan bickering. There is no issue more fundamental to our district than providing a quality education. From making pre-K more affordable through public investments, to strengthening our schools and finding new ways to invest in higher education, to reducing student loan debt - we must be a state that puts education and the future of our children and grandchildren first. Criminal Justice Reform An issue close to Lisa’s heart is juvenile justice. There are too many instances where our youth need treatment, support and community based services instead of incarceration. Years of research and evidence-based guidelines have taught us that locking kids up, especially for nonviolent offenses and truancy only makes things worse. Your State Senator should be fighting to keep kids out of jail instead of making life harder on people who are already struggling. We want to get them back on track - not support the school to prison pipeline. The adult criminal justice system needs a new approach, too. We need to prioritize expanding community-based treatment instead of expanding jails and prisons. Lisa and her family are gun-owners and hunters. Lisa believes strongly in reforming our state’s gun laws to disarm abusers and violent criminals, require mandatory background checks, and take measures to prevent accidental injury or death to children. Veterans & Seniors Lisa stands with our veterans and will fight for them in the state legislature. Through her legal work, she has been deeply involved in some of the worst days many of our veterans face. She will fight for them to have access to better healthcare, including mental health services and addiction treatment, and provide resources for law enforcement who encounter veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress. We are fighting for our seniors and the services that are threatened by the state government. Our elder Arkansans deserve dignity as they age. They have earned the right to healthcare and medical services without having to worry about how to pay those bills or get the medications they need. They deserve reliable transportation and support services that allow them to access the resources they need, including healthcare, food, and safe housing. It is disrespectful to our aging Arkansans to cut them off of vital services and isolate them just when they need these resources the most. Elections We must protect the right to vote and the ease with which voters can safely and securely cast their ballots and know their vote counts. As legislators, we owe our citizens better than the assaults on democratic participation we have seen in the form of reducing voting hours and days, limiting access to polling locations and registration, and the false allegations of voter fraud that sow doubt in our democratic process. Immigration & Diversity We must strengthen our economy and secure our community by ensuring that all our residents feel safe and welcome in Northwest Arkansas. For our community, that means expanding resources to immigrants and dismantling laws that promote injustice and inequality. Lisa believes in the right of all NWA residents to pursue the American Dream. Arkansas should ensure all state services are accessible to residents of District 7. Taxes Working families are bearing the burden of paying for public resources while wages stay stagnant and the costs of housing, healthcare, education, and childcare soar. We must do more to offer tax relief to working-class families and ensure the wealthy are paying their fair share. We must close loopholes that allow corporations to avoid paying taxes while exploiting social welfare programs their workers rely on.[5] |
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| —Lisa Parks’ campaign website (2022)[6] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Lisa Parks," accessed December 20, 2021
- ↑ Lisa for Arkansas, "Parks for State Senate," accessed December 20, 2021
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information: Lisa Parks," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Nonpartisan Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Parks for State Senate, “Issues,” accessed January 4, 2022
