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First Day's Proceedings Hall of the House Of 11 FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Little Rock, Arkansas January 10, 2011 The House was called to order at 12:00 Noon by the Parliamentarian of the 87th General Assembly, The Honorable Tim Massanelli. The Rules of the House of Representatives for the 87th General Assembly will be the temporary Rules of the House for the 88th General Assembly. The House stood and was led in prayer by the Reverend Michael Mattox, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas. The House stood and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The colors were posted by the Arkansas Army National Guard, Governor’s Color Guard. The National Anthem and Patriotic Musicals were sung by Billy Joe Shaver. The Parliamentarian appointed the following named Committee to notify the Secretary of State, The Honorable Charlie Daniels, that the General Assembly has convened and to escort him to the Podium of the House Chamber: Representative Duncan Baird, Chairperson Representative Nate Steel Representative Stephen Meeks Representative John Catlett Representative Leslee Milam Post Representative Ann V. Clemmer Representative James Ratliff Representative Karen S. Hopper Representative David J. Sanders Representative Darrin Williams Representative Matthew Shepherd Representative Fredrick J. Love Representative Fred Smith Representative Walls McCrary Representative Gary Stubblefield Representative Kelley Linck Representative Tommy Thompson Representative Justin T. Harris Representative Tim Summers The Parliamentarian recognized the Sergeant at Arms. 12 The Honorable Charlie Daniels, Secretary of State, certified the election of members of the House of Representatives and presented the Certification of Election. STATE OF ARKANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ladies and Gentlemen: In compliance with the requirements of Arkansas law, I have the honor today of presenting to this Honorable Body the list of members elected to the State House of Representatives of the 88th General Assembly. I hereby certify that each of the following members received the highest number of votes cast in his or her respective district in the General Election on November 2, 2010, as certified to the Secretary of State by the various County Boards of Election Commissioners, to-wit: Name District Mary P. Hickerson State Representative District 1 Larry Cowling State Representative District 2 David “Bubba” Powers State Representative District 3 Lane Jean State Representative District 4 David Fielding State Representative District 5 Matthew Shepherd State Representative District 6 Garry L. Smith State Representative District 7 Jeff R. Wardlaw State Representative District 8 Eddie L. Cheatham State Representative District 9 Sheilla E. Lampkin State Representative District 10 Efrem Elliott State Representative District 11 Robert S. Moore, Jr. State Representative District 12 Clark M. Hall State Representative District 13 Tiffany Rogers State Representative District 14 Walls McCrary State Representative District 15 James Word State Representative District 16 Henry Wilkins IV State Representative District 17 Toni Bradford State Representative District 18 Bobby J. Pierce State Representative District 19 Johnnie J. Roebuck State Representative District 20 1st Day’s Proceedings – January 10, 2011 88th General Assembly 13 Nate Steel State Representative District 21 Nate Bell State Representative District 22 Randy Stewart State Representative District 23 State Representative District 24 John T. Vines State Representative District 25 Loy Mauch State Representative District 26 Andy Mayberry State Representative District 27 Kim Hammer State Representative District 28 Ann Clemmer State Representative District 29 Bruce Westerman State Representative District 30 David J. Sanders State Representative District 31 Allen Kerr State Representative District 32 Fred Allen State Representative District 33 John W. Walker State Representative District 34 Fredrick Love State Representative District 35 Darrin Williams State Representative District 36 Kathy Webb State Representative District 37 John C. Edwards State Representative District 38 Tracy Steele State Representative District 39 Barry Hyde State Representative District 40 Ed Garner State Representative District 41 Jane English State Representative District 42 Jim Nickels State Representative District 43 Mark Perry State Representative District 44 Linda S. Tyler State Representative District 45 David Meeks State Representative District 46 Stephen Meeks State Representative District 47 Davy Carter State Representative District 48 Jeremy Gillam State Representative District 49 Mark Biviano State Representative District 50 Marshall Wright State Representative District 51 Reginald Murdock State Representative District 52 Keith M. Ingram State Representative District 53 Fred Smith State Representative District 54 Tommy Lee Baker State Representative District 55 Buddy Lovell State Representative District 56 Jerry Brown State Representative District 57 88th General Assembly January 10, 2011 – 1st Day’s Proceedings 14 Jody Dickinson State Representative District 58 Josh Johnston State Representative District 59 Tommy Thompson State Representative District 60 John Catlett State Representative District 61 Terry Rice State Representative District 62 Denny Altes State Representative District 63 Stephanie Malone State Representative District 64 Tracy Pennartz State Representative District 65 Gary Deffenbaugh State Representative District 66 Gary Stubblefield State Representative District 67 Andrea Lea State Representative District 68 Betty Overbey State Representative District 69 Robert E. Dale State Representative District 70 Tommy Wren State Representative District 71 James McLean State Representative District 72 James Ratliff State Representative District 73 Butch Wilkins State Representative District 74 Jon Hubbard State Representative District 75 Homer Lenderman State Representative District 76 Charolette Wagner State Representative District 77 Billy Gaskill State Representative District 78 Mike Patterson State Representative District 79 Linda Collins-Smith State Representative District 80 Karen Hopper State Representative District 81 Lori Benedict State Representative District 82 Leslee Milam Post State Representative District 83 Jon S. Eubanks State Representative District 84 John Burris State Representative District 85 Kelley Linck State Representative District 86 Justin T. Harris State Representative District 87 Uvalde Lindsey State Representative District 88 Charlie Collins State Representative District 89 David L. Branscum State Representative District 90 Bryan B. King State Representative District 91 Greg Leding State Representative District 92 Jon Woods State Representative District 93 Les Carnine State Representative District 94 Duncan Baird State Representative District 95 1st Day’s Proceedings – January 10, 2011 88th General Assembly 15 Debra Hobbs State Representative District 96 Jonathan Barnett State Representative District 97 Donna Hutchinson State Representative District 98 Tim Summers State Representative District 99 Mary Lou Slinkard State Representative District 100 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Secretary of State on this the 10th day of January, 2011. /s/ CHARLIE DANIELS SECRETATY OF STATE STATE OF ARKANSAS The Parliamentarian appointed the following named Committee to notify The Honorable Bynum Gipson, Circuit Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Division 3, Monticello, that the General Assembly has convened and is ready to take the Oath of Office and to escort the Judge to the Podium to administer the Oath of Office to members of the House of Representatives of the 88th General Assembly: Representative Jon Woods, Chairperson Representative Tracy Steele Representative Tommy Wren Representative Linda S. Tyler Representative Terry Rice Representative Buddy Lovell Representative John W. Walker Representative Jim Nickels Representative Nate Bell Representative Andrea Lea Representative Lori Benedict Representative Allen Kerr Representative Mary L. Slinkard Representative Robert E. Dale Representative Charlie Collins Representative Davy Carter Representative Betty Overbey Representative Les “Skip” Carnine Representative Reginald Murdock Representative Marshall Wright Representative Mary P. “Prissy” Hickerson The Parliamentarian recognized the Sergeant at Arms. 88th General Assembly January 10, 2011 – 1st Day’s Proceedings 16 The Parliamentarian recognized Representative Toni Bradford for motion relative to the seating of members for the Oath of Office. The following members answered to the electronic roll call by the Chief Clerk of the House: Allen, Altes, Baird, Baker, Barnett, Bell, Benedict, Biviano, Bradford, Branscum, Brown, Burris, Carnine, Carter, Catlett, Cheatham, Clemmer, Collins, Collins-Smith, Dale, Deffenbaugh, Dickinson, Edwards, Elliott, English, Eubanks, Fielding, Garner, Gaskill, Gillam, Hall, Hammer, Harris, Hobbs, Hopper, Hubbard, Hyde, Ingram, Jean, Johnston, Kerr, Lampkin, Lea, Leding, Lenderman, Linck, Love, Lovell, Malone, Mauch, Mayberry, McCrary, McLean, D. Meeks, S. Meeks, Murdock, Nickels, Overbey, Patterson, Pennartz, Perry, Pierce, Post, Ratliff, Rice, Roebuck, Rogers, Sanders, Shepherd, G. Smith, Steel, Steele, Stewart, Stubblefield, Summers, Thompson, Tyler, Vines, Wagner, Walker, Wardlaw, Webb, Westerman, B. Wilkins, H. Wilkins, Williams, Woods, Word, Wren, Wright. Total ........................................................................
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