Rick Beck
2023 - Present
2027
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Rick Beck (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 43. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Beck (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 43. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rick Beck lives in Center Ridge, Arkansas. Beck earned a degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 1989. His career experience includes working as an electrical engineer with Kimberly-Clark and an adjunct instructor with the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. Beck has served on the Advisory Board for Industrial Technologies for the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, on the Conway County Arts Council, and as a board member of the Sacred Heart Catholic School.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Beck was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Joint Energy Committee, Co-Chair
2021-2022
Beck was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Joint Energy Committee, Chair
- Legislative Council
2019-2020
Beck was assigned to the following committees:
- Academic Facilities Oversight Committee
- Joint Energy Committee, Chair
- House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development 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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| • Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Joint Energy, Chair |
| • Joint Energy, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beck served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Joint Auditing |
| • Joint Energy, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Rick Beck won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Beck (R) | 100.0 | 11,073 |
| Total votes: 11,073 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Beck in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Rick Beck won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Beck (R) | 100.0 | 8,656 |
| Total votes: 8,656 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 43.
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent Rick Beck defeated David Norman in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Beck (R) | 68.1 | 8,057 |
| David Norman (D) | 31.9 | 3,766 | ||
| Total votes: 11,823 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. David Norman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent Rick Beck defeated Michael Roetzel in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Beck (R) | 66.8 | 6,011 |
 | Michael Roetzel (D) | 33.2 | 2,988 | |
| Total votes: 8,999 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65
Michael Roetzel advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 on May 22, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent Rick Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 on May 22, 2018.
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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.[3]
Incumbent Rick Beck ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 general election.[4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Rick Beck Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Rick Beck ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rick Beck Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Tommy Thompson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Rick Beck was unopposed in the Republican primary. Thompson was defeated by Beck in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rick Beck |
52.6% | 4,588 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Thompson Incumbent | 47.4% | 4,135 | |
| Total Votes | 8,723 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Rick Beck did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Rick Beck did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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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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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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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Beck was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arkansas. Beck was one of 15 delegates from Arkansas bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[9] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Delegate rules
Congressional district delegates from Arkansas to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions in April 2016, while at-large delegates were elected by the Arkansas Republican State Committee at a state convention in May 2016. Arkansas GOP rules in 2016 required delegates to the convention to vote for the candidate whom they designated on their delegate-filing form through the first round of voting. The rules allowed delegates to vote for a different candidate on the first ballot only if their designated candidate released them prior to the first round of voting or if their designated candidate "withdrew" from the race.
Arkansas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
| Arkansas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
32.8% | 133,144 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 30.5% | 123,873 | 15 | |
| Marco Rubio | 24.9% | 101,235 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.7% | 23,173 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 3.7% | 15,098 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1.2% | 4,703 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,406 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,127 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 651 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 409 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 286 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 250 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jindal | 0% | 167 | 0 | |
| Totals | 406,522 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arkansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; the highest vote-getter in a district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to receive any at-large delegates. Each candidate who met the 15 percent threshold received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated the remaining at-large delegates. If no candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, the unallocated at-large delegates were divided proportionally among those candidates who met the 15 percent threshold. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[10][11]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Rick Beck," accessed March 30, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Richard Beck," accessed March 30, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ KATV.com, "Arkansas GOP Convention Delegates and Alternates Elected," May 14, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brian Evans (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 43 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 65 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Vivian Flowers (D) |
