Jim Dotson

Jim Dotson
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byredistricted
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byredistricted
Succeeded byredistricted
Personal details
Born1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJennifer Dotson[1]
Children3[1]
ResidenceBentonville, Arkansas
Alma materNorthwest Arkansas Community College

Jim Dotson (born 1977/1978)[2] is an American politician.[3] He has represented part of Benton County, Arkansas in the Arkansas Senate since 2023. Previously, he represented a similar constituency in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023.[4]

Dotson was born in Bentonville, Arkansas,[1] and attended Northwest Arkansas Community College.[2] In 2013, he was elected for the 93rd district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, assuming office on January 14, 2013.[4] In 2014, Dotson began working as a real estate agent at Gibson Real Estate.[4]

In 2022 he was elected for the 34th district of the Arkansas Senate, defeating Peter Christie, mayor of Bella Vista, Arkansas, in the Republican primary, and Libertarian Jean Pierre DeVilliers in the general election.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Jim Dotson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Doug (April 8, 2022). "Experience abounds in District 34 primary race". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Thompson, Doug (September 4, 2022). "Senate race pits GOP, Libertarian". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jim Dotson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 16, 2022.