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| Stanley Jason Rapert | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 35th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Pritchard |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Missy Irvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 Place of birth missing Reared near Maynard Randolph County, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laurie Ellen Tyler Rapert (married 1990) |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Residence(s) | Bigelow, Perry County Arkansas, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Central Arkansas |
| Profession | Financial advisor |
| Website | jasonrapertforsenate |
Stanley Jason Rapert (born 1972) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A Republican, Rapert has served since 2011 in the Arkansas State Senate.
Early life
Rapert was reared in far northeastern Arkansas near the rural community of Supply on a small family farm. He attended school in Maynard in Randolph County and was active in basketball and academics. He was elected to serve as president of his class every year from the seventh through the twelfth grades, president of the Maynard High School Student Council, which he helped to reorganize, and the president of the Maynard chapter of the Future Farmers of America.
In 1990, Rapert married Laurie Ellen Tyler from Pocahontas, the county seat of Randolph County. The couple moved to Conway, where they both attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he majored in Political Science and Sociology. He worked for United Parcel Service to earn money while attending college.
Political career
Rapert was elected to the Arkansas State Senate, representing the 18th district, in 2010. He became the first Republican elected to the Senate from District 18 since the end of the American Civil War. As a result of decennial redistricting, Rapert ran for reelection in the 35th district in 2012, when he defeated Democrat Linda Tyler. Rapert sponsored a bill to ban all abortions in Arkansas after twelve weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge stopped the law from being implemented, saying it was likely unconstitutional.
Rapert is a member of the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the Gideons International, and Rotary International.
In the general election held on November 4, 2014, Rapert won a four-year term in the state Senate by defeating the Democrat Joel Pearson, 13,483 votes (57 percent) to 10,267 (43 percent).
In February 2015, Rapert stated that the United States should use nuclear weapons in response to the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
On Sunday, June 7,2015 Rapert took to Facebook to "urge everyone to contact the Conway City Council and Mayor Tab Townsell and tell them that you oppose them for allowing activists to march through the streets of Conway on a Sunday to purposely mock Christian values and accuse Christians of being bigots", in protest of the Conway Gay Pride Parade that was scheduled to take place later that same day, which he deemed an anti-Christian activity
Personal life
Rapert and his wife have two daughters. He plays the fiddle, which he learned to play by ear when he was ten years old.
Rapert is the founder and president of Holy Ghost Ministries, and he makes missionary visits to Ghana on a yearly basis.
Rapert recently faced backlash over his anti-gay inclusion stance. He took issue with annual Pride Parades being hosted on Sundays and many LGBTQ supporters raised questions about his stance on social media.
References
- ^ "A personal look at Sen. Rapert - News - The Sun-Times - Heber Springs, AR - Heber Springs, AR". The Sun-Times. June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- "Republican Rapert wins heated Arkansas Senate race - FOX16.com Little Rock, AR". Fox16.com. November 7, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- Eckholm, Erik (May 17, 2013). "Abortion Law in Arkansas Is Blocked by U.S. Judge". The New York Times.
- "Biography of the Honorable Jason Rapert, Arkansas State Senator" (PDF). arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- "Arkansas 2014 general election results". thv11.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- "Jason Rapert Wants To Nuke ISIS". Esquire. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "If Jason Rapert didn't exist, we'd have to invent him". Arkansas Times. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- {cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152874751361304&id=267072741303}
- {cite weburl=http://m.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2015/06/07/conway-pride-parade-provokes-tantrum-by-sen-jason-raper}
External links
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94th General Assembly (2023)
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