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Capitol: 501.682.6107 FAX: 501.682.2917 District: 479.222.1234
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Senator Arkansas State Senate
Room 320 State Capitol Building 500 Woodlane Street Little Rock, AR 72201
District Office: PO Box 651 Bentonville, AR 72712
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Elected: 2022 Next Election: 2028 | Spouse: Jennifer |
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BioSenator Jim Dotson was elected to the Senate in 2022 and was sworn on
January 9, 2023. He represents District 34, which includes parts of cities of
Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton and Hiwasse in Benton County.
Senator Dotson is co-chair of the Joint Retirement and Social Security
Committee and Senate vice chair of the Legislative Joint Auditing
Committee. He is a member of the Senate Education Committee, the
Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee and the
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. Also, Senator Dotson is a member of
the Legislative Facilities Committee.
During the 94th General Assembly, Senator Dotson sponsored legislation
that created Holocaust Education Week for Arkansas public schools. He
sponsored education legislation concerning career and technical education
and student free speech rights at state colleges and universities. Senator
Dotson also sponsored legislation for a citizen to vote absentee because of
a religious observance.
In past sessions Senator Dotson sponsored a bill that authorizes additional
reimbursement for telemedicine providers, a bill to establish Simon's Law
and a bill to create the Every Mom Matters Act.
Senator Dotson served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from
2013 through 2022. While in the House, he served as chair and vice cochair of the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC), was a member of the
House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, the House Education
Committee and the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and
Information Technology. Before serving in the House, Senator Dotson
served two terms on the Bentonville City Council.
Senator Dotson lives in Bentonville with his wife, Jennifer. They have three
children and attend Ignite Church of Rogers. Senator Dotson is a
homebuilder and a realtor with Gibson Real Estate.
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