Jim Hendren

Jim Hendren
President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byJonathan Dismang
Succeeded byJimmy Hickey Jr.
Majority Leader of the Arkansas Senate
In office
January 13, 2015 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byEddie Joe Williams
Succeeded byBart Hester
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 2013 – January 2023
Preceded byRandy Laverty
Succeeded byredistricted
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 1995 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byRailey Steele
Succeeded byKim Hendren
Personal details
Born
James Paul Hendren

(1963-08-12) August 12, 1963 (age 61)
Gravette, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 2021)
Independent (2021–present)
SpouseTammy Hendren
Children4
RelativesTim Hutchinson (uncle)
Asa Hutchinson (uncle)
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1984–1992
RankLieutenant colonel

James Paul Hendren (born August 12, 1963)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 2nd district. From January 2019 to January 2021, he also served as Senate Majority Leader. Until February 2021, he was a Republican; but he had left his party in the wake of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. He resides in Sulphur Springs in Benton County in Northwest Arkansas.

  1. ^ "James Paul Hendren". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 29, 2013.