Andrew Collins (politician)
Andrew Collins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Bentley |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Clarke Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Milton Nicks Jr. (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Joseph Collins III September 7, 1983 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Meghan Hauer Collins |
| Children | 3 |
Andrew Joseph Collins III (born September 7, 1983) is an American politician who is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing the 35th district in Pulaski County. Collins is a member of the Democratic Party.
Political career
[edit]Elections
[edit]Collins won the Democratic nomination for State Representative on May 22, 2018, defeating Annie Depper, 69 percent to 31 percent.[1]
He was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 60 percent of the vote over 38 percent for Republican nominee Judith Goodson and 2 percent for Libertarian William J. Barger.[2]
Collins was unopposed for re-election in 2020.[3] Following the 2020 elections, Collins was redistricted to the 73rd district. He won his first election in the 73rd district in the 2022 election, where he received 58.98% of the vote against Republican challenger John Wickliffe.[4] He is running unopposed in the 2024 elections.
References
[edit]- ^ Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (22 May 2018). "Arkansas Primary Election Results - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Arkansas Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Arkansas Candidate Filings - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "State Representative District 73 - Election Night Results". scytl.us. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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