State Senators Draw For Two-Year, Four-Year Terms

After the once-a-decade legislative redistricting process, Senators have to draw for two-year or four-year terms in order to stagger terms for members of the 35-seat chamber. On Thursday in their organizational meeting, State Senators drew numbers for term assignments, which will dictate which members may face election year challenges once again.

The term draws are as follows:

2-year terms
Sen. Bryan King (R)
Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R)
Sen. David Sanders (R)
Sen. Keith Ingram (D)
Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R)
Sen. Uvalde Lindsey (D)
Sen. Missy Irvin (R)
Sen. Jake Files (R)
Sen. Bill Sample (R)
Sen. Bruce Holland (R)
Sen. Linda Chesterfield (D)
Sen. Jason Rapert (R)
Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R)
Sen. Johnny Key (R)
Sen. David Wyatt (D)
Sen. Joyce Elliott (D)
Sen. Larry Teague (D)
Sen. Robert Thompson (D)

4-year terms
Sen. Eddie Cheatham (D)
Sen. Jon Woods (R)
Sen. Jimmy Hickey (R)
Sen. Bart Hester (R)
Sen. Alan Clark (R)
Sen. Bruce Maloch (D)
Sen. Bobby Pierce (D)
Sen. Jim Hendren (R)
Sen. Eddie Joe Williams (R)
Sen. Ronald Caldwell (R)
Sen. Jane English (R)
Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R)
Sen. Michael Lamoureux (R)
Sen. Stephanie Flowers (D)
Sen. David Burnett (D)
Sen. David Johnson (D)
Sen. Paul Bookout (D)

The Arkansas House will hold an organizational meeting on Friday morning.