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.
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 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Website | Jeffress for Congress |
Career
editJeffress 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
editJeffress 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- ^ http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/Member%20Profiles/Gene%20Jeffress%20-%20Senate%20Bio.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Arkansas Secretary of State - Unofficial primary runoff results
- ^ "Gene Jeffress defeats Q. Byrum Hurst in District 4". todaysthv.com. 2012-06-13. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ JEANNIE NUSS, Associated Press (2012-11-07). "Cotton defeats Jeffress to win Ark. US House seat". seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ "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.
