Kendon Underwood

Republican Party

Candidate, Arkansas House of Representatives District 16

Arkansas House of Representatives District 16

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Ken Ferguson (D)

Prior offices:

Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

Years in office: 2021 - 2023

Predecessor:Jana Della Rosa (R)

Successor:Richard Womack (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$45,244/year

Per diem

No data available for 2025.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Law

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2015

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Kendon Underwood (Republican Party) is a member of theArkansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 16. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Underwood (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theArkansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 16. The Republican primary for this office onMarch 3, 2026, was canceled.

Biography

Kendon Underwood earned a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2015. Underwood's career experience includes owning and founding Olive View Events and working as a senior assistant corporate counsel with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., an associate attorney with Woodard Law Group and Slinkard Law Firm, P.A., and a judicial extern with the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit West, Division 6.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Underwood was assigned to the following committees:

• House Judiciary Committee,Vice-Chair
• House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee

2023-2024

Underwood was assigned to the following committees:

• House Judiciary Committee
• House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

2021-2022

Underwood was assigned to the following committees:

• House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
• House Judiciary Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16

IncumbentKendon Underwood andLetisha Hinds are running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kendon Underwood (R)
	Submit photo	Letisha Hinds (D)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Letisha Hinds advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16

IncumbentKendon Underwood won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendon Underwood (R)	100.0	13,052

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16

IncumbentKendon Underwood won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendon Underwood (R)	100.0	9,193

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKendon Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.

2020

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

Kendon Underwood defeatedKelly Krout in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendon Underwood (R)	62.7	11,583
		Kelly Krout (D)	37.3	6,904

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,487
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

Kendon Underwood defeated incumbentJana Della Rosa in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 31, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendon Underwood	54.9	1,011
		Jana Della Rosa	45.1	832

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,843
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Kelly Krout advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

IncumbentJana Della Rosa andKendon Underwood advanced to a runoff. They defeatedChris Latimer in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jana Della Rosa	43.5	1,647
✔		Kendon Underwood	35.6	1,348
		Chris Latimer	20.9	793

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,788
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2018

See also:Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

IncumbentJana Della Rosa defeatedKati McFarland in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jana Della Rosa (R)	66.2	7,426
	Submit photo	Kati McFarland (D)	33.8	3,790

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,216 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

Kati McFarland advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kati McFarland

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90

IncumbentJana Della Rosa defeatedKendon Underwood in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jana Della Rosa	50.0	1,068
		Kendon Underwood	50.0	1,066

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,134
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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