Jim Dotson

Senator Jim Dotson was elected to the Senate in 2022 and was sworn on January 9, 2023. He represents District 34, which includes parts of cities of Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton and Hiwasse in Benton County. Senator Dotson is co-chair of the Joint Retirement and Social Security Committee and Senate vice chair of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. He is a member of the Senate Education Committee, the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. Also, Senator Dotson is a member of the Legislative Facilities Committee. During the 95 th General Assembly, Senator Dotson sponsored legislation that gives certain employees of the Arkansas Lottery law enforcement authority. He also sponsored legislation that created the Public School Access and Transparency Act. This Act allows the public to have access to certain learning materials that are being used in public schools under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA.) In 2023, Senator Dotson sponsored legislation that created Holocaust Education Week for Arkansas public schools. He sponsored education legislation concerning career and technical education and student free…