Justin Gonzales | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nate Steel |
| Constituency | 19th district (2015–2023) 89th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1982 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cassie Gonzales |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Okolona,Clark County,Arkansas, US |
| Alma mater | Gurdon High School |
| Occupation | Forester |
Justin Rory Gonzales (born c. 1982) is an employee of a logging company inOkolona,Arkansas, who is aRepublican member of theArkansas House of Representatives from the 89th district. He previously represented the 19th district.
In 2014, he was elected to succeedDemocratNate Steel, who ran unsuccessfully forstate attorney general againstLeslie Rutledge in a general Republican sweep of Arkansas elections. In his first term in office, Gonzales sits on the committees of (1) Revenue and Taxation, (2) County, City and Local Affairs, and (3) the Joint Committee on Advanced Communication and Information Technology.[1]
Gonzales graduated c. 2000 fromGurdon High School inGurdon in Clark County. He is a member of the board of his localChurch of God denomination and is president of youth baseball and softball teams in Gurdon. He serves on the Okolona Volunteer Fire Department. He and his wife, Cassie, have two children.[1]
In February 2015, Gonzales joined dozens of his fellow Republicans and twoDemocrats in co-sponsoring legislation submitted by RepresentativeLane Jean ofMagnolia, to reduceunemployment compensation benefits. The measure was promptly signed into law by RepublicanGovernorAsa Hutchinson.[2]
| Preceded by | Arkansas State Representative for District 19 (Clark, Pike, Howard, and Hempstead counties) 2015– | Succeeded by Incumbent |
