Bryan_King_(politician)

Bryan King (politician)

Bryan King (politician)

American politician


Bryan B. King (born September 16, 1968)[1] is a Republican politician serving in the Arkansas Senate representing the 28th district (Carroll and Madison County and parts of Boone, Crawford, Newton, and Johnson counties). He previously served in the Senate from 2013 to 2019, and in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013.

Quick Facts Member of the Arkansas Senatefrom the 28th district (Previously 5th district), Preceded by ...

Early life

He was born in Springdale, Arkansas,[2] and graduated from Green Forest High School in Green Forest in Carroll County. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.[3]

Career

He owns Triple K Farms in Green Forest.[2]

From 2007 to 2013, he served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 91.[2][3] He was a member of the House Insurance and Commerce Committee, the Arkansas Legislative Council, where he was chairman of the Personnel Committee, the Joint Budget Committee and the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee.[3]

From 2013 to 2019, he has served as state senator.[2][3][4]

As such, he is the chairman of Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and a member of the Senate Judiciary, Senate State Agencies Governmental Affairs, Senate Rules, Resolutions & Memorials, Joint Performance Review, Joint Budget Committee (JBC), the Arkansas Legislative Council and JBC Claims.[2] In January 2013, he introduced a bill allowing concealed carry handguns in churches or other places of worship.[5]

When King moved to the Senate, the Republican Dan Douglas of Bentonville ran without opposition for King's District 91 House seat.

Personal life

[2] He attends the Church on the Hill Assembly of God in Berryville in Carroll County.[4]


References

Preceded by Arkansas State Senator for
District 5 (Madison, Carroll, Boone, Crawford, Newton, and Johnson counties)

Bryan B. King
2023

Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
Stephanie Flowers
Arkansas State Senator for
District 5 (Madison, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Sebastian, and Washington counties)

Bryan B. King
20132019

Succeeded by
Preceded by
Phillip E. Jackson
Arkansas State Representative
for District 91 (now part of Benton County)

Bryan B. King
20072013

Succeeded by



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