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Nancy Blount (Arkansas)
Nancy Blount (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 48. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2018.
Blount is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2005 to 2011.
Biography
Blount's professional experience includes working as a foreign language teacher and coroner of Lee County. She is the president of the Arkansas Education Association Federal Credit Union and president of the Arkansas Staff Organization.[1][2]
Committee assignments
- City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas House
- Education Committee, Arkansas House (Vice Chair)
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Educational Institutions
- Subcommittee on Local Government Personnel
Issues
Issue positions
Blount did not provide answers to the Arkansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[3]
Sponsored legislation
Blount's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1132 - "AN ACT TO CREATE A BIRTH THROUGH PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHING CREDENTIAL."
- HB 1272 - "TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS."
- HB 2189 - "THE ARKANSAS PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Reginald Murdock won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 48.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Reginald Murdock defeated Nancy Blount in the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 48 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Reginald Murdock | 58.4 | 2,371 |
 | Nancy Blount | 41.6 | 1,691 | |
| Total votes: 4,062 | |||
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2010
Blount was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Blount won re-election to the 52nd District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[4]
Blount raised $9,600 for her campaign.[5]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Arkansas House of Representatives
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House of Representatives - Rep. Nancy Blount
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, May 18, 2018
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue positions," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas House spending, 2008," November 4, 2008
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Arkansas House District 52 2005-2011 |
Succeeded by Reginald Murdock |
