List of speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives

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Speaker of Arkansas House of Representatives
Seal of the Arkansas House of Representatives.svg
House of Representatives seal
Incumbent
Matthew Shepherd
since June 15, 2018
StyleThe Honorable (diplomatic)
Mister Speaker (within the assembly)
SeatArkansas State Capitol
AppointerArkansas House of Representatives
Term lengthTwo years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Arkansas
Inaugural holder
FormationSeptember 12, 1836
Succession4th
Websitehttp://www.arkansashouse.org/

The Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives is the speaker (presiding officer) of the Arkansas House of Representatives, the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly. They serve as the leader and head of the Arkansas House, and can control what legislation comes to a vote. The Speaker's counterpart in the State Senate is the .

Position legacy[]

Some early Speakers went on to prominent political careers or leveraged the position into statewide positions. John Roane, James Berry, James P. Eagle and others became governor in the years after serving as Speaker. J. C. Tappan was twice nominated by the Democrats, but declined to run both times. Albert Rust and Lewis E. Sawyer became US Representatives.

In recent times, the Speaker has been a veteran member of the General Assembly.

List of speakers[]

James Berry served as Speaker during Elisha Baxter's extraordinary session in 1874.
# Speaker Took office Left office Party Notes Session
1 September 12, 1836[1] December 4, 1837[2] Democratic [a]
2 December 4, 1837[4] November 5, 1838[5] Democratic [b]
3 November 5, 1838[7] November 2, 1840[8] Democratic
4 November 2, 1840[9] November 7, 1842[10] Democratic
5 November 7, 1842[11] November 4, 1844[12] Democratic
6 John S. Roane November 4, 1844[13] November 2, 1846[14] Democratic
7 Albert Rust November 2, 1846[15] November 4, 1848[16] Democratic
8 Edward A. Warren November 4, 1848[17] November 4, 1850[18] Democratic
9 November 4, 1850[19] November 1, 1852[20] Democratic
10 November 1, 1852[21] November 6, 1854[22] Democratic
11 November 6, 1854[23] November 1, 1858[24] Democratic ,
12 November 1, 1858[25] November 5, 1860[26] Democratic
13 November 5, 1860[27] November 5, 1862[28] Democratic
14 November 5, 1862[29] April 11, 1864[30] Democratic
15 April 11, 1864[31] September 22, 1864[32] Democratic
— September 22, 1864[33] October 2, 1864[34] Democratic
16 Bradley Bunch November 5, 1866[35] April 2, 1868[36] Democratic
17 April 2, 1868[37] January 2, 1871[38] Democratic
18 January 2, 1871[39] May 11, 1874[40] Democratic ,
19 James Berry May 11, 1874[41] May 28, 1874[42] Democratic [c]
20 A. A. Pennington November 10, 1874[44] January 8, 1877[45] Democratic
21 January 8, 1877[46] January 13, 1879[47] Democratic
22 January 13, 1879[48] January 8, 1881[49] Democratic
23 George Thornburgh January 8, 1881[50] January 8, 1883[51] Democratic
24 W. C. Braley January 8, 1883[52] January 12, 1885[53] Democratic
25 James P. Eagle January 12, 1885[54] January 10, 1887[55] Democratic
26 J. M. Hewitt January 10, 1887[56] January 10, 1889[57] Democratic
27 B. B. Hudgins January 10, 1889[58] January 12, 1891[59] Democratic
28 Elias W. Rector January 12, 1891[60] January 9, 1893[61] Democratic
29 T. C. Humphrey January 9, 1893[62] January 14, 1895[63] Democratic
30 John C. Colquitt January 14, 1895[64] January 11, 1897[65] Democratic
31 J. C. Tappan January 11, 1897[66] January 9, 1899[67] Democratic
32 A. F. Vandeventer January 9, 1899[68] January 14, 1901[69] Democratic
33 T. H. Humphreys January 14, 1901[70] January 12, 1903[71] Democratic
34 John I. Moore January 12, 1903[72] January 9, 1905[73] Democratic
35 William W. Cate January 9, 1905[74] January 14, 1907[75] Democratic
36 Allen Hamiter January 14, 1907[76] January 11, 1909[77] Democratic
37 F. E. Brown January 11, 1909[78] January 12, 1911[79] Democratic
38 R. F. Milwee January 12, 1911[80] January 13, 1913[81] Democratic
39 Joe Hardage January 13, 1913[82] January 11, 1915[83] Democratic
40 L. E. Sawyer January 11, 1915[84] January 8, 1917[85] Democratic
41 Lee Cazort January 8, 1917[86] January 13, 1919[87] Democratic
42 C. P. Newton January 13, 1919[88] Democratic [d]
43 Joe Joiner January 26, 1920[90] January 8, 1923[91] Democratic [e] ,
44 Howard Reed January 8, 1923[93] January 12, 1925[94] Democratic
45 Thomas A. Hill January 12, 1925[95] January 10, 1927[96] Democratic
46 Reece Caudle January 10, 1927[97] January 14, 1929[98] Democratic
47 W. H. Abington January 14, 1929[99] January 12, 1931[100] Democratic
48 Irving C. Neale January 12, 1931[101] January 9, 1933[102] Democratic 48th
49 Kemp Toney January 9, 1933[103] January 14, 1935[104] Democratic 49th
50 Harve B. Thorn January 14, 1935[105] January 11, 1937[106] Democratic
51 John M. Bransford January 11, 1937[107] January 13, 1941[108] Democratic ,
52 Means Wilkinson January 13, 1941[109] January 11, 1943[110] Democratic
53 R. W. Griffith January 11, 1943[111] January 8, 1945[112] Democratic
54 Horace Northcutt January 8, 1945[113] January 13, 1947[114] Democratic
55 Roy L. Riales Sr. January 13, 1947[115] January 10, 1949[116] Democratic
56 Carl Hendrix January 10, 1949[117] January 8, 1951[118] Democratic
57 James R. Campbell January 8, 1951[119] January 12, 1953[120] Democratic
58 Carroll Hollensworth January 12, 1953[121] January 10, 1955[122] Democratic
59 Charles F. Smith January 10, 1955[123] January 14, 1957[124] Democratic
60 Glenn Walther January 14, 1957[125] January 12, 1959[126] Democratic
61 E. C. Fleeman January 12, 1959[127] January 9, 1961[128] Democratic
62 John P. Bethell January 9, 1961[129] January 14, 1963[130] Democratic
63 Marion Crank January 14, 1963[131] January 11, 1965[132] Democratic
64 J. H. Cottrell Jr. January 11, 1965[133] January 19, 1967[134] Democratic
65 Sterling R. Cockrill January 9, 1967[135] January 13, 1969[136] Democratic
66 Hayes McClerkin January 13, 1969[137] January 11, 1971[138] Democratic
67 Ray S. Smith, Jr. January 11, 1971[139] January 8, 1973[140] Democratic
68 Buddy Turner January 8, 1973[141] January 13, 1975[142] Democratic
69 Cecil L. Alexander January 13, 1975[143] January 10, 1977[144] Democratic
70 James L. Shaver, Jr. January 10, 1977[145] January 8, 1979[146] Democratic
71 John E. Miller January 8, 1979[147] January 12, 1981[148] Democratic
72 Lloyd McCuiston January 12, 1981[149] January 10, 1983[150] Democratic
73 John Paul Capps January 10, 1983[151] January 14, 1985[152] Democratic
74 Lacy Landers January 14, 1985[153] January 1987[154] Democratic
75 Ernest Cunningham January 1987[155] January 1989[156] Democratic
76 B. G. Hendrix January 1989[157] January 1991[158] Democratic
77 John Lipton January 1991[159] January 1993[160] Democratic
78 Doc Bryan January 1993[161] January 1995[162] Democratic
79 Bobby Hogue January 1995[163] January 1999[164] Democratic ,
80 Bob Johnson January 1999 January 2001 Democratic
81 Shane Broadway January 2001 January 2003 Democratic
82 Herschel W. Cleveland January 2003 January 2005 Democratic
83 Bill Stovall January 2005 January 2007 Democratic
84 Benny Petrus January 2007 January 2009 Democratic
85 Robbie Wills January 2009 January 2011 Democratic
86 Robert S. Moore Jr. January 2011 January 2013 Democratic
87 Davy Carter January 2013 January 2015 Republican 89th
88 Jeremy Gillam January 2015 June 15, 2018 Republican [f] 90th, 91st
89 Matthew Shepherd June 15, 2018 Present Republican 91st, 92nd
Notes:
  1. ^ Expelled from the House for killing J. J. Anthony.[3]
  2. ^ Special session[6]
  3. ^ Extraordinary Session[43]
  4. ^ Resigned.[89]
  5. ^ Elected Speaker for the Third Extraordinary Session of the 42nd General Assembly.[92]
  6. ^ Resigned.[165]

See also[]

  • Governor of Arkansas

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