Washington County Enterprise-Leader
Email Or Drop A Note To Solons During The Session
Never disregard the value of a handwritten note.
Or a very civil telephone call.
Those were two of the most often requested and suggested forms of communication valued by Arkansas lawmakers, politicians tell me.
And with the start of the 90-day Legislative Session down in Little Rock, I am focused on how you as citizens can contact your state legislators.
So while most of this column may look like just a list of names, telephone numbers and email addresses, believe you me, you will wish you had clipped this column for future reference and a handy guide in just a few short weeks.
I have written before about the protocol for emails. Keep them short. Make them in your own words (never just forward a forwarded email to your legislative leaders). Be genuine. Also, there are protocols to calling both the Arkansas State House of Representatives and the State Senate during the session.
During the session to contact the House of Representatives call 1- 501- 6826211.
For the State Senate call 1-501- 682-2902 during the session.
Both these numbers only take messages for legislators to call you back. You may be asked if you have a bill number you want to talk to the lawmakers about. Please give your name and a call back number and remain civil, these are just telephone answering personnel, not the actual lawmakers.
While the rest of the column is indeed a list, just know this, soon you will wish you had these names, phone numbers and emails.
State Senators who represent portions of Washington County and their contact information is as follows:
State Sen. Bart Hester, R- Cave Springs, Dist. 1, 479- 531- 4176, email bart. hester@senate.ar.com
Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, Dist. 2, 479-7876222, email, jimhendren@hendrenplastics.com
Sen. Uvalde Lindsey, D- Fayetteville, Dist. 4, 479-444-6752, email Uvalde. Lindsey@gmail.com
Sen. Bryan King, R- Green Forest, Dist. 5, 870-438-4565, email Bryan. King@senate.ar.gov
Sen. Lance Eads, R- Springdale, Dist. 7, 479-435-5139, email Lance. Eads@senate.ar.gov
State House of Representative members and their contact information is as follows:
State Rep. Charlene Fite, R-Van Buren, Dist. 80, 479-414-1818, email charlene. fite@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Bruce Coleman, R-Mountainburg, Dist. 81, 479- 806- 6825, email bruce.coleman@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Charlie Collins, R- Fayetteville, Dist. 84, 479-283-9303, email clcollins6@cox.net
State Rep. David Whitaker, D-Fayetteville, Dist. 85, there is no phone number listed on the House Legislative page, email, david. whitaker@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Greg Leding, D- Fayetteville, Dist. 86, 479-966-9201, email greg. leding@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Robin Lundstrom, R-Springdale, Dist. 87, 479- 957- 1959 , email robin. lundstrum@ arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Clint Penzo, R- Springdale, Dist. 88, 479- 466- 6681, email clint. penzo@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Jeff Williams, R- Springdale, Dist. 89, 479- 445- 8266, email jeff. williams@arkansashouse.org
State Rep. Bob Ballinger, R- Hindsville, Dist. 97, 870- 350- 5175, bob@boballinger.com
This is a quick and easy way to stay connected to your elected off icials in the days ahead.