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Jim Petty

Jim Petty

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State Senator

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Office
State Senator
State
Arkansas
Jurisdiction
29
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2023 - Present

Senator Jim Petty was elected to the Senate in 2022 and was sworn in on the opening day of the 94 th General Assembly. He represents District 29, which includes Crawford County and parts of Washington County. Senator Petty is the Senate co-chair of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and is vice chair of the Senate City, County and Local Affairs Committee. He is a member of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth, the Joint Budget Committee and the Arkansas Legislative Council. During the 94 th General Assembly, Senator Petty sponsored legislation to clarify the retention of a DNA sample for a person arrested for a felony. He also sponsored legislation to create an election integrity review process and to amend the law concerning polling sites and location of vote centers. Senator Petty is a small business owner and a CPA. He is on the executive leadership team of a multi-state real estate firm. Senator Petty has served on several boards and committees with the American Institute of CPAs. He currently serves on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Senator Petty actively volunteers at the…

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  • Jim Petty holds the office of State Senator
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  • Co-sponsored: TO REDUCE THE INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, TRUSTS, ESTATES, AND CORPORATIONS.
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  • Co-sponsored: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF REPRESENTATIVE STANLEY JACK "STAN" BERRY AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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