Gene Jeffress
Gene Jeffress | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Flowers |
| Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1948 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Website | Jeffress for Congress |
Harmon "Gene" Jeffress (born October 18, 1948) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Arkansas Senate, representing District 25 from 2003 to 2013.
Career
[edit]Jeffress earned his bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Arkansas, Monticello, in 1971. He is a former teacher.[1]
Jeffres served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He joined the Arkansas Senate in 2003. He was ineligible to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2012 due to term limits.
Jeffress ran in the 2012 elections for the United States House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district. He and Q. Byrum Hurst Jr. defeated D. C. Morrison in the May 22 Democratic primary and advanced to the June 12 primary runoff election. Jeffress defeated Hurst in the runoff and faced Republican Tom Cotton in the general election on November 6, 2012,[2][3] losing the race to Cotton.[4]
Personal
[edit]Jeffress and his ex-wife, Cynthia, have three children. They reside in Louann, Arkansas.[5] His brother, Jimmy Jeffress, was also a member of the Arkansas Senate.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Senator G. Jeffress - Senate Bio" (PDF). Arkansas State Legislature. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State - Unofficial primary runoff results
- ↑ "Gene Jeffress defeats Q. Byrum Hurst in District 4". todaysthv.com. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ JEANNIE NUSS, Associated Press (2012-11-07). "Cotton defeats Jeffress to win Ark. US House seat". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Roundup: Budget panel nixes judicial pay raises | Arkansas News". Archived from the original on March 18, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ↑ Nelson, Rex (2011-07-06). "A south Arkansas boyhood". NWAonline. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
External links
[edit]- Gene Jeffress on X
- Official Campaign Facebook Page
- Official Arkansas State Senate website of Senator Gene Jeffress
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile[permanent dead link]
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Gene Jeffress Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Campaign Contributions: 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000
