SB 299: Local Control Regarding Fluoridation Shot Down!
Secure Arkansas is reporting a hurtful and disappointing slap in the face to the public from from Senate Committee on City, County and Local Affairs today, March 21, 2017. Senator Bryan King, ALEC member (Green Forest), called this afternoon and reported that the committee would NOT amend the bill and that the votes needed to get it out of committee were just not there! Most of the Senate is as corrupt as it can be, and we have NEVER been through such high-handed tactics in a session. The public cannot trust their health and welfare to the current government; local control is off limits to the public! We have been denied once again. Hang in there to the end of this alert for the ACTION required. Also be sure to use the horizontal scrollbar to view all of the content.
Senator Scott Flippo from Bull Shoals said he tried to get the bill amended that was scheduled for today by Senator King, but he got nowhere with the committee. (He absent the day the bill was run on March 14th and Senator Flowers wasn’t there, either.)
Committee members Senators Hendren (Gravette), Bond (Little Rock), Flowers (Pine Bluff), Lindsey (Fayetteville), and Eads (Springdale) all voted down local control! (Senator Hendren is the governor’s nephew.) The legislators against Local Control are against the people and need to be retired at the next election.
The Chair of this Senate committee, Senator Alan Clark, ALEC member (Lonsdale) voted to support local control along with Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, ALEC member (Pocahontas). However, the “powers that be” did NOT want this bill to get through.
The public will NOT be allowed to decide what we have in our drinking water. We won’t even be allowed to hold an election regarding the matter!
So, the local control bill is dead, and the bill will not be brought back this session.
WHY? What happened? Well, money talks, so below you can get a partial view of the money trail.
The following are the campaign funds donated by Delta Dental and Arkansas Dental PAC to various legislators for the year 2016. Senators Stephanie Flowers (Pine Bluff) and Lance Eads (Springdale) on the Senate City, County and Local Affairs committee received money from both Delta Dental and Arkansas Dental PAC. They are highlighted them in yellow. (Delta Dental should be run out of this state on a rail!)
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ARKANSAS DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Monte Hodges |
9007 Kanis Road LITTLE ROCK AR 72206 |
State Representative District 055 |
2016 |
General |
November Monthly |
11-17-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Austin McCollum |
9007 Kanis Rd Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Representative District 095 |
2016 |
General |
10 Day Preelection |
10-27-16 |
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AR DENTAL PAC |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Stephanie Flowers |
5304 Mayblevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Senate District 25 |
2016 |
General |
October Monthly |
10-24-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Stephen Magie |
9007 Kanis Road Little Rock ar 72205 |
State Representative District 072 |
2016 |
General |
10 Day Preelection |
10-21-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Justin Boyd |
9007 Kanis Road Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Representative District 077 |
2016 |
General |
10 Day Preelection |
10-19-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Matthew J. Shepherd |
9007 Kanis Road Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Representative District 006 |
2016 |
General |
October Monthly |
10-18-16 |
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AR Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Jeff Williams |
9007 Kanis RD Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Representative District 089 |
2016 |
General |
10 Day Preelection |
10-17-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Pac |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
John Cooper |
90007 Kanis Rd. Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Senate District 21 |
2016 |
General |
October Monthly |
10-03-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Eddie Joe Williams |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Senate District 29 |
2016 |
General |
October Monthly |
10-03-16 |
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Delta Dental PAC |
$2,000.00 |
Monetary |
Stephanie Flowers |
P.O. Box 15965 North Little Rock AR 72231 |
State Senate District 25 |
2016 |
General |
September Monthly |
09-16-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas Political Action Committe |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Chris Richey |
1513 Country Club Rd Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 012 |
2016 |
General |
September Monthly |
09-15-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas Political Action Committe |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Mathew Pitsch |
1513 Country Club Rd Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 076 |
2016 |
General |
September Monthly |
09-03-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Matthew J. Shepherd |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 006 |
2016 |
General |
September Monthly |
09-01-16 |
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Delta Dental pac |
$2,000.00 |
Monetary |
John Cooper |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Senate District 21 |
2016 |
General |
August Monthly |
08-26-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Justin Boyd |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 077 |
2016 |
General |
August Monthly |
08-22-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Greg Leding |
1513 Country Club Rd Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 086 |
2016 |
General |
September Monthly |
08-18-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Trent Garner |
9007 Kanis Rd. Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Senate District 27 |
2016 |
General |
April Monthly |
04-25-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Les Eaves |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 046 |
2016 |
General |
April Monthly |
04-14-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$200.00 |
Monetary |
John (Danny) Daniel Watson |
9007 Kanis Rd Little Rock AR 72205 |
State Representative District 003 |
2016 |
General |
March Monthly |
03-14-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Lance R. Eads |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Senate District 07 |
2016 |
Primary |
Final Campaign Report |
02-29-16 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Jana Della Rosa |
1513 Country Club Roa Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 090 |
2016 |
Primary |
Final Campaign Report |
02-27-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Pac |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
John Cooper |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Senate District 21 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-22-16 |
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AR Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Mark D. Lowery |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 039 |
2016 |
Primary |
March Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political Action Committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Greg Leding |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 086 |
2016 |
Primary |
March Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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DS DENTAL, LLC |
$350.00 |
Monetary |
Debra M Hobbs |
903 NW PROVANCE PL BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
State Representative District 094 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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DS DENTAL, LLC |
$350.00 |
Monetary |
Debra M Hobbs |
903 NW PROVANCE PL BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
State Representative District 094 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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DS DENTAL, LLC |
$350.00 |
Monetary |
Debra M Hobbs |
903 NW PROVANCE PL BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
State Representative District 094 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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DS DENTAL, LLC |
$350.00 |
Monetary |
Debra M Hobbs |
903 NW PROVANCE PL BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
State Representative District 094 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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DS DENTAL, LLC |
$350.00 |
Monetary |
Debra M Hobbs |
903 NW PROVANCE PL BENTONVILLE AR 72712 |
State Representative District 094 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-16-16 |
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ARKANSAS DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Bart Hester |
5304 MABELVALE PIKE LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 |
State Senate District 01 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-15-16 |
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Ar dental pac |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
James D. Ratliff |
5304 mabelvale pike little rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 060 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
02-11-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Monte Hodges |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 055 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-10-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Monte Hodges |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 055 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-10-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
David Whitaker |
5314 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 085 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-10-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Michael John Gray |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 047 |
2016 |
Primary |
Final Campaign Report |
02-05-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Michael John Gray |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 047 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-05-16 |
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Arkansa Dental PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Joe Jett |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 056 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-05-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Ron McNair |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 098 |
2016 |
Primary |
10 Day Preelection |
02-04-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
John Russell Payton |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 064 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-04-16 |
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Ark Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Joe Farrer |
5304 Mabelvale Pike LR AR 72209 |
State Representative District 044 |
2016 |
General |
March Monthly |
02-04-16 |
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ARKANSAS DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Matthew J. Shepherd |
5304 MABELVALE PIKE LITTLE ROCK AR 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 006 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-04-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political Action Committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Karilyn Brown |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 041 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-03-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political Action Committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Karilyn Brown |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 041 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-03-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Lance R. Eads |
5304 Mabelvale Drive Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Senate District 07 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-02-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Jana Della Rosa |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 090 |
2016 |
Primary |
10 Day Preelection |
02-02-16 |
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arkansas state dental assn. |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Dan Douglas |
7480 hwy 107 Sherwood Ar 72120 |
State Representative District 091 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-02-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Michelle Gray |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 062 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-01-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political Action Committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Dwight Tosh |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 052 |
2016 |
Primary |
February Monthly |
02-01-16 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Eddie Joe Williams |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209-1820 |
State Senate District 29 |
2016 |
Primary |
10 Day Preelection |
02-01-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Charlene Fite |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 080 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
01-29-16 |
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ARKANSAS DENTAL PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Brandt Smith |
5304 MABELVALE PIKE LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 |
State Representative District 058 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
01-28-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Jon S. Eubanks |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Representative District 074 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
01-14-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Andy Mayberry |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 027 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
01-13-16 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Andy Mayberry |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 027 |
2016 |
Primary |
January Monthly |
01-13-16 |
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Delta Dental PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Ken Bragg |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 015 |
2016 |
Primary |
November Monthly |
11-13-15 |
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ARKANSAS DENTAL PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Justin Gonzales |
5304 MABLEVALE PIKE LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 |
State Representative District 019 |
2016 |
Primary |
November Monthly |
11-06-15 |
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AR Dental Political Action Committee |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Charles S. Collins |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 084 |
2016 |
Primary |
October Monthly |
10-21-15 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Stephen Magie |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 072 |
2016 |
Primary |
November Monthly |
10-20-15 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas Political Action Committe |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Stephanie Flowers |
1513 Country Club Rd Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Senate District 25 |
2016 |
Primary |
October Monthly |
10-15-15 |
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ARKANSAS DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Chris Richey |
5304 MABELVALE PIKE LITTLE ROCK AR 72209 |
State Representative District 012 |
2016 |
Primary |
October Monthly |
10-06-15 |
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Delta Dental of Arkansas PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Jeremy Gillam |
1513 Country Club Road Sherwood AR 72120 |
State Representative District 045 |
2016 |
Primary |
Third Quarter (due by October 15) |
09-30-15 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Jeremy Gillam |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 045 |
2016 |
Primary |
Third Quarter (due by October 15) |
09-25-15 |
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Delta Dental PAC |
$500.00 |
Monetary |
Eddie Joe Williams |
P.O. Box 15965 North Little Rock AR 72231 |
State Senate District 29 |
2016 |
Primary |
Third Quarter (due by October 15) |
09-10-15 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Jon Woods |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Senate District 07 |
2016 |
Primary |
Third Quarter (due by October 15) |
08-17-15 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Rick Beck |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 065 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
12-12-14 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Karilyn Brown |
8304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 041 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
12-05-14 |
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Arkansas Dental Association PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
Mathew Pitsch |
5304 Mablevale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 076 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
12-03-14 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Eddie Joe Williams |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Senate District 29 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
11-25-14 |
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Arkansas Dental Political action committee |
$1,000.00 |
Monetary |
Eddie Joe Williams |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock ar 72209-1820 |
State Senate District 29 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
11-25-14 |
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Arkansas Dental PAC |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
John Baine |
5304 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR 72209 |
State Representative District 007 |
2016 |
Primary |
Fourth Quarter (due by January 15) |
11-10-14 |
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Porter Dental Health Clinic |
$250.00 |
Monetary |
John Vines |
1919 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs AR 71901 |
State Representative District 025 |
2016 |
Primary |
Third Quarter (due by October 15) |
08-07-09 |
IMMEDIATE ACTION: Contact the Senators on the Senate City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, and tell them how outraged you are that they did not support Local Control on SB 299 to get it out of their committee. “Local Control” of water fluoridation was very important!
You may email all of the Senators at once by copying and pasting their email addresses below into your “TO” box in your email service.
Linda.Collins-Smith@senate.ar.
Stephanie.Flowers@senate.ar.
- Sen. Alan Clark, (501) 262-3360, alan.clark@senate.ar.gov
- Sen. Uvalde Lindsey, Vice Chair, (479) 444-6752, uvalde.lindsey@senate.ar.gov
- Sen. Will Bond, (501) 396-5400, Will.Bond@senate.ar.gov
- Sen. Scott Flippo, (870) 421-3420, Scott.Flippo@senate.ar.gov
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Sen. Linda Collins-Smith, (870) 378-1434, Linda.Collins-Smith@senate.ar.
gov - Sen. Lance Eads, (479) 435-5139, lance.eads@senate.ar.gov
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Sen. Stephanie Flowers, (870) 535-1032, Stephanie.Flowers@senate.ar.
gov - Sen. Jim Hendren, (479)787-6222, jim.hendren@senate.ar.gov
Allowing the voters to decide for ourselves on such matters is a part of our civil liberty.
May we draw your attention to this historic document:
Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874
PREAMBLE
“We, the People of the State of Arkansas, grateful to Almighty God for the privilege
of choosing our own form of government; for our civil and religious liberty;
and desiring to perpetuate its blessings, and secure the same to ourselves and posterity;
do ordain and establish this Constitution.”
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