Tom Nowlin

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Tom Nowlin
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Marion High School

Bachelor's

Charleston Southern University, 1984

Graduate

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988

Ph.D

University of Central Arkansas, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1978 - 1983

Personal
Birthplace
Brinkley, Ark.
Religion
Evangelical
Profession
Manager
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Tom Nowlin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 41. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Nowlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tom Nowlin was born in Brinkley, Arkansas. Nowlin's professional experience includes working in management. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1983. Nowlin earned a bachelor's degree from Charleston Southern University in 1984, a graduate degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1988, and a Ph.D. from the University of Central Arkansas in 2022.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 41

Alyssa Brown defeated Tom Nowlin in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 41 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alyssa Brown (R)
 
79.3
 
12,074
Image of Tom Nowlin
Tom Nowlin (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.7
 
3,147

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,221
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tom Nowlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 41.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 41

Alyssa Brown defeated Jerry Holmes in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 41 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Alyssa Brown
 
62.7
 
3,952
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Jerry Holmes
 
37.3
 
2,354

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,306
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Tom Nowlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nowlin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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The past 19 years, I have been Manager of Member Services at Petit Jean Electric, serving all or part of 9 counties in Arkansas, proving safe, affordable, and reliable electric power to our members. During this time, I have also managed my farm, Old Lexington Farms, in Stone County, raising cattle and sheep. I served several years as the North Central Director on the Arkansas State Sheep Council. Also, during this time, I served 8 years as a Blue and Gold Officer for the US Naval Academy (USNA), helping high school graduates from 3 congressional districts gain admission into USNA in Annapolis, MD. I am a former full-time Southern Baptist minister and missionary, having served 11 years as senior pastor of 4 churches in Kentucky and Arkansas, and 12 years as a Church Planter (starting the Izumi Baptist Church in Osaka) and Team Leader in Japan (starting the Cornelius Ministry, a ministry to the Japanese SDF military). While in Japan, I also taught at the Japanese National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, Japan. I'm an honorably discharged US Navy veteran submariner and nuclear power and electric plant operator and instructor, teaching at the S1C Betis Atomic Laboratory in Windsor, CT, and serving aboard the USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623, Blue Crew).
  • Advocate for hard working Arkansans struggling to makes ends meet.
  • Fight to preserve and properly fund our public schools.
  • Fight for access to quality local healthcare.
I am passionate about:

1. Better (safer, more affordable, and more reliable) infrastructure (electric, water, Internet, roads, etc.).
2. Better jobs, livable wages, and stronger families.
3. Preserving and properly funding public schools.
4. Providing better access to local healthcare (eliminating healthcare and ambulance deserts).
5. Transparency in our government.

6. Holding elected officials accountable.
In the political arena, I have the deepest respect and admiration for President John F. Kennedy and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Though they were not perfect (no one is) and their lives were short, they are the best examples I know of good leadership (their leadership was both effective and ethical). They practiced servant leadership and risked and sacrificed their lives for a better America.
I am not sure how, but when I was four and a half years old, I can remember when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and buried.
My first job was a part-time job cleaning and sweeping the floors at a local automobile dealership.
There should be integrity and respect between the branches of government. The branches of government should have good relations and communication, working together for the good of all the people. Where there is difference, compromise must be sought. Ultimately, we represent and govern for the good and benefit of the people.
I believe the state's greatest challenges over the next decade will be (in no particular order):

1. Building, maintaining and advancing safe, reliable and affordable infrastructure (electric, gas, water, Internet, roads, education, etc.).
2. Bringing better jobs and opportunities to all Arkansans regardless of zip code.
3. Striking a healthy economic balance between rural and urban Arkansas.
4. Preserving and strengthening local access quality public education.
5. Preserving and strengthening local access to quality healthcare.
4. Preserving and strengthening respect for religious differences.

5. Preserving and strengthening transparency in government and holding elected officials accountable.
Previous experience offers no guarantees. Up to a point, yes, experience (firsthand knowing the machinery, many of the extant issues, etc.) in government or politics may be helpful, -- i.e., avoiding unnecessary distractions, allowing more time to better research of the issues, more time better listening to constituents, etc. It is also good to have "fresh eyes" on a subject, as long as one is not afraid to ask questions, entertain other options, etc. Experience with particular issues can allow deeper analysis and understanding. Ultimately, we are hoping for better decision-making and decisions that benefit the people.
Yes, of course, relationship-building is beneficial! To everyone! No person or single community is an island. Arkansas is a big state with great diversity of needs and people. We all should be working together for the success of every community and every Arkansan. We cannot do this without collaborative leadership.
I had the privilege of knowing Arkansas US Senator Dale Bumpers and Arkansas US Representative Marion Berry. My first son received his appointment to the US Naval Academy (USNA) from Bumpers, the second son received his appointment to USNA from Berry. They differed in good and amazing ways. Bumpers had a photographic memory (or so it seemed to me), listened intently to people, and was always all business. Berry was very personable, witty, listened, and always got the job done. Both always ultimately took care of people, including the poor and disadvantaged.
Yes and no. Though I was born in Arkansas (and have considered Arkansas home all my life), as the son of a career Arkansan Navy man, as an Arkansan sailor myself, and as an Arkansan minister and missionary, it seemed I had to work terribly hard to finally get to return and live in Arkansas.

I have lived in many places in the US and world. This has given me great appreciation for this state and farm I love. Having to leave Arkansas would be giving up a lot in my view.

So, I am not looking to leave Arkansas any time soon. I more see myself pursuing the Arkansas governorship than US Congress. The only way I would seek US Congress is if I were absolutely convinced I could do a really good job for the people of Arkansas, and then I would be "a frequent flyer" back to this sate I love and call home.
I believe that compromise is often necessary in a healthy democracy. To the greatest degree possible, healthy democracy seeks to respect and honor all the differing thoughts and voices within a community, a society, and a nation. As a practical matter, the bigger the circle, the more time and work needed to reach compromise that satisfies everyone. Diversity and multivocality are never to be eschewed, however, but rather valued and appreciated. By having difference and all the voices at the table of deliberation and discourse, we are more likely to make better decisions that respect all, serve all, and strengthen our democracy. Americans live in a democracy, purchased by the blood and treasure of those who came before, and thus compromise is desirable because it honors those who fought to preserve our democracy and it honors our children and grandchildren who will come after us.
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Tom Nowlin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arkansas House of Representatives District 41Lost general$41,315 $5,122
Grand total$41,315 $5,122
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 28, 2023


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