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Johnnie Roebuck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Tommy Roebuck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johnnie J. Roebuck December 7, 1942 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tommy Roebuck |
| Education | Bobo High School |
Johnnie J. Roebuck (born December 7, 1942) is a retired educator and former politician in Arkansas. She succeeded her second husband Tommy Roebuck in the Arkansas House of Representatives serving from 2007 to 2013.[1]
Biography
[edit]Johnnie Patricia Jones was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She graduated from Bobo High School in 1960.[1]
She lived in Arkedelphia, was a Democrat, and belonged to the Presbyterian Church. In 2011 she was Majority Leader in the Arkansas House.[2]
She was interviewed by Lindsley Armstrong Smith on June 20, 2012, for the “Women in the Arkansas General Assembly” series at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture in Little Rock, Arkansas has a collection of her papers.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Johnnie Patricia Jones Roebuck (1942–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ↑ "Representative Johnnie J. Roebuck (D)". arkleg.state.ar.us.
- 1942 births
- Living people
- 21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly
- Women state legislators in Arkansas
- Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- People from Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Presbyterians from Arkansas
- Spouses of Arkansas politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians