Aaron Michel Pilkington (born 1990) is the Republican state representative for District 69, which includes portions of Johnson and Pope counties in northwestern Arkansas.
Aaron Pilkington | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 69th district | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Overbey |
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Emmaline Pilkington |
| Children | Aaron Michel Pilkington II
Benedict David Pilkington George Walton Pilkington |
| Residence(s) | Knoxville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Occupation | Health care administrator |
Pilkington is a graduate of Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West Virginia, where he was elected class President. He obtained his undergraduate education at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the fraternity Delta Tau Delta. He also attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and graduated with a master's degree in health care administration. Pilkington serves on two House committees: (1) Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and (2) House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee. He resides in Clarksville in Johnson County.[1]
First elected in 2016, when he unseated the Democratic Representative Betty Overbey, Pilkington won reelection to his second legislative term in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 5,034 votes (58.4 percent), he defeated another Democrat, Eddie King, who polled 3,595 votes (41.6 percent).[2] Pilkington ran unopposed in the 2020 and 2022 elections. In 2024 he defeated Democrat Whitney Freeman with 78% of the vote to her 21%.
Aaron Pilkington currently serves as the Co-Chair for the Arkansas Future Caucus alongside Representative Jamie Scott (D-Little Rock).
In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primary, Pilkington has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.[3]
References
edit- ^ District 69
- ^ "Election Returns: Arkansas House of Representatives". Bing.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Julia (August 24, 2023). "More Than 20 State Officials Endorse DeSantis Following First GOP Debate". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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