Arkansas House of Representatives
The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and, since the 2014 Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, limited to sixteen years cumulative in either house.
Arkansas House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| 94th Arkansas General Assembly | |
Seal | |
| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
Term limits | 16 Years (both houses) |
| History | |
| Founded | January 30, 1836 |
New session started | January 9, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Matthew Shepherd (R) since June 15, 2018 |
Speaker pro tempore | Jon Eubanks (R) since January 12, 2015 |
Majority Leader | Marcus Richmond (R) since January 9, 2023 |
Minority Leader | Tippi McCullough (D) since January 11, 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution |
| Salary | $39,399.84/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (100 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (100 seats) |
| Redistricting | Arkansas Board of Apportionment |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Website | |
| Arkansas House of Representatives | |
The Arkansas House of Representatives meets annually, in regular session in odd number years and for a fiscal session in even number years, at the State Capitol in Little Rock.
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