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Jack Fortner | |
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.jpg) Fortner in 2023 | |
| Member of theArkansas House of Representatives from the 99th district | |
| In office 2017 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Lane Jean |
| Member of theArkansas House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | DeAnn Vaught |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Nevada |
Jack Fortner is an American politician who has served as a member of theArkansas House of Representatives since 2017. He represents Arkansas' 3rd House district.
Fortner was first elected to the house in 2016 to the 99th district. He was reelected in 2018 and2020. He was elected on November 8, 2022, in the2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election to the 4th district. He assumed office on January 9, 2023.[1] He announced he would not seek a fifth term in July 2023.[2]
Fortner introduced H.B. 1547 extending the requirements to vehicles 45 yrs and older rather than 25 yrs in the Arkansas state legislature in 2017, even as other states were lowering their respective requirements. In his testimony to the Arkansas legislature, he stated, "I don’t think anything good happened in the auto field after '72." He withdrew it three days later, citing opposition from Arkansas car collectors. "Regardless of my personal feelings, I must go with the will of the people," he said at the time.
Not to be deterred Fortner introduced H.B. 1496, a bill with only minor revisions from H.B. 1547.a mere 2 yrs later in 2019. The new bill still pushed back the antique car registration cutoff to 45 years. While H.B. 1496 initially failed in the state senate the chamber later expunged that vote and passed the bill, paving the way for it to be signed into law -- as Act 368.
In August of 2025 Fortner was appointed to theArkansas State Library Board by GovernorSarah Huckabee Sanders.[3]
Fortner served in theU.S. Navy during theVietnam War. He is aBaptist.[4] He attended theUniversity of Nevada.
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