Marcus Richmond

Marcus Richmond

Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Austin McCollum
In office March 26, 2018 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Mathew Pitsch
Succeeded by	Austin McCollum
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2015
Preceded by	Terry Rice

Personal details
Born	(1956-05-04) May 4, 1956 Mena, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Arkansas Tech University (BS)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1978–1998
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Marcus E. Richmond (born May 4, 1956) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 21st district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office on January 12, 2015.

Early life and education

Richmond was born in Mena, Arkansas. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Arkansas Tech University.^[1]

Career

Richmond served in the United States Marine Corps from 1978 to 1998, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as a football coach at the Hargrave Military Academy. Richmond was the president and CEO of America's Pet Registry and operated a ranch with his brother.^[2] Richmond was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in November 2014 and assumed office on January 12, 2015.^[3] During the 2017 legislative session, he served as vice chair of the House Public Transportation.^[4]

References

↑ "Marcus Richmond's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
↑ "State House leader faces challenger in GOP". Arkansas Online. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
↑ "Marcus E. Richmond – Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
↑ "Marcus Richmond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Arkansas
U. S. senators	John Boozman Tom Cotton
State government	Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor Leslie Rutledge, Lieutenant Governor John Thurston, Secretary of State Tim Griffin, Attorney General Larry Walther, Treasurer Dennis Milligan, Auditor Tommy Land, Land Commissioner
Senate	Leslie Rutledge, President Bart Hester, President pro tempore Blake Johnson, Majority Leader Greg Leding, Minority Leader
House	Matthew Shepherd, Speaker Jon S. Eubanks, Speaker pro tempore Marcus Richmond, Majority Leader Tippi McCullough, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	John Dan Kemp, Chief Justice Courtney Rae Hudson Barbara Womack Webb Shawn Womack Karen R. Baker Rhonda K. Wood J. Cody Hiland, Associate Justices

Floor leaders of state houses

Majority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)
AL ▌Scott Stadthagen (R) AK ▌Dan Saddler (R) AZ ▌Leo Biasiucci (R) AR ▌Marcus Richmond (R) CA ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) CO ▌Monica Duran (D) CT ▌Jason Rojas (D) DE ▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D) FL ▌Michael J. Grant (R) GA ▌Chuck Efstration (R) HI ▌Nadine Nakamura (D) ID ▌Megan Blanksma (R) IL ▌Robyn Gabel (D) IN ▌Matt Lehman (R) IA ▌Matt Windschitl (R) KS ▌Chris Croft (R) KY ▌Steven Rudy (R) LA ▌Blake Miguez (R) ME ▌Maureen Terry (D) MD ▌David Moon (D) MA ▌Mike Moran (D) MI ▌Abraham Aiyash (D) MN ▌Jamie Long (DFL) MS ▌ (R) MO ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) MT ▌Sue Vinton (R) NE ▌Ray Aguilar (R)* NV ▌Sandra Jauregui (D) NH ▌Jason Osborne (R) NJ ▌Louis Greenwald (D) NM ▌Gail Chasey (D) NY ▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) NC ▌John R. Bell IV (R) ND ▌Mike Lefor (R) OH ▌Bill Seitz (R) OK ▌Josh West (R) OR ▌Julie Fahey (D) PA ▌Matthew Bradford (D) RI ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) SC ▌Davey Hiott (R) SD ▌Will Mortenson (R) TN ▌William Lamberth (R) TX ▌Craig Goldman (R) UT ▌Jefferson Moss (R) VT ▌Emily Long (D) VA ▌Charniele Herring (D) WA ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) WV ▌Eric Householder (R) WI ▌Tyler August (R) WY ▌Chip Neiman (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Phil Mendelson (D)* Territories: AS GU ▌Rory Respicio (D)* MP ▌Ed Propst (D) PR ▌Angel Matos García (PPD/D) VI ▌Kenneth Gittens (D)*
Political party affiliations ▌Republican: 28 states ▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district ▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory

Minority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)
AL ▌Anthony Daniels (D) AK ▌Calvin Schrage (I) AZ ▌Lupe Contreras (D) AR ▌Tippi McCullough (D) CA ▌James Gallagher (R) CO ▌Mike Lynch (R) CT ▌Vincent Candelora (R) DE ▌Michael Ramone (R) FL ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) GA ▌James Beverly (D) HI ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ID ▌Ilana Rubel (D) IL ▌Tony McCombie (R) IN ▌Phil GiaQuinta (D) IA ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) KS ▌Vic Miller (D) KY ▌Derrick Graham (D) LA ▌Sam Jenkins (D) ME ▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) MD ▌Jason C. Buckel (R) MA ▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R) MI ▌Matt Hall (R) MN ▌Lisa Demuth (R) MS ▌Robert Johnson III (D) MO ▌Crystal Quade (D) MT ▌Kim Abbott (D) NE Vacant* NV ▌P. K. O'Neill (R) NH ▌Matthew Wilhelm (D) NJ ▌John DiMaio (R) NM ▌T. Ryan Lane (R) NY ▌William Barclay (R) NC ▌Robert T. Reives II (D) ND ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL) OH ▌Allison Russo (D) OK ▌Cyndi Munson (D) OR ▌Vikki Breese-Iverson (R) PA ▌Bryan Cutler (R) RI ▌Michael Chippendale (R) SC ▌Todd Rutherford (D) SD ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) TN ▌Karen Camper (D) TX ▌Trey Martinez Fischer (D) UT ▌Angela Romero (D) VT ▌Patricia McCoy (R) VA ▌Todd Gilbert (R) WA ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) WV ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D) WI ▌Greta Neubauer (D) WY ▌Mike Yin (D) Federal districts: DC None* Territories: AS GU ▌Chris Duenas (R)* MP ▌Patrick San Nicolas (R) PR ▌Carlos Johnny Méndez (PNP/R) VI ▌Dwayne DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations ▌Democratic: 27 states ▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories ▌Independent: 1 state ▌ New Progressive: 1 territory

An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.

Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
94th General Assembly (2023-present) Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd (R) Speaker pro tempore Jon Eubanks (R) Majority Leader Marcus Richmond (R) Minority Leader Tippi McCullough (D)
▌Jeremy Wooldridge (R) ▌Trey Steimel (R) ▌Stetson Painter (R) ▌Jack Fortner (R) ▌Ron McNair (R) ▌Harlan Breaux (R) ▌Brit McKenzie (R) ▌Austin McCollum (R) ▌DeAnna Hodges (R) ▌Mindy McAlindon (R) ▌Rebecca Burkes (R) ▌Hope Hendren Duke (R) ▌Scott Richardson (R) ▌Grant Hodges (R) ▌John P. Carr (R) ▌Kendon Underwood (R) ▌Delia Haak (R) ▌Robin Lundstrum (R) ▌Steve Unger (R) ▌Denise Garner (D) ▌Nicole Clowney (D) ▌David Whitaker (D) ▌Kendra Moore (R) ▌Charlene Fite (R) ▌Chad Puryear (R) ▌Mark H. Berry (R) ▌Steven Walker (R) ▌Bart Schultz (R) ▌Rick McClure (R) ▌Frances Cavenaugh (R) ▌Jimmy Gazaway (R) ▌Jack Ladyman (R) ▌Jon Milligan (R) ▌Joey L. Carr (R) ▌Milton Nicks (D) ▌Johnny Rye (R) ▌Steve Hollowell (R) ▌Dwight Tosh (R) ▌Wayne Long (R) ▌Shad Pearce (R) ▌Josh Miller (R) ▌Stephen Meeks (R) ▌Rick Beck (R) ▌Stan Berry (R) ▌Aaron Pilkington (R) ▌Jon Eubanks (R) ▌Lee Johnson (R) ▌Ryan Rose (R) ▌Jay Richardson (D) ▌Zachary Gramlich (R) ▌Cindy Crawford (R) ▌Marcus Richmond (R) ▌Matt Duffield (R) ▌Mary Bentley (R) ▌Matthew Brown (R) ▌Stephen Magie (D) ▌Cameron Cooper (R) ▌Les Eaves (R) ▌Jim Wooten (R) ▌Roger Lynch (R) ▌Jeremiah Moore (R) ▌Mark McElroy (R) ▌Deborah Ferguson (D) ▌Ken Ferguson (D) ▌Vivian Flowers (D) ▌Mark Perry (D) ▌Karilyn Brown (R) ▌Brian S. Evans (R) ▌David Ray (R) ▌Carlton Wing (R) ▌Brandon Achor (R) ▌Jamie Aleshia Scott (D) ▌Andrew Collins (D) ▌Tippi McCullough (D) ▌Ashley Hudson (D) ▌Joy Springer (D) ▌Fred Allen (D) ▌Keith Brooks (R) ▌Tara Shephard (D) ▌Denise Ennett (D) ▌R. J. Hawk (R) ▌Tony Furman (R) ▌Lanny Fite (R) ▌Les Warren (R) ▌Richard McGrew (R) ▌John Maddox (R) ▌DeAnn Vaught (R) ▌Danny Watson (R) ▌Justin Gonzales (R) ▌Richard Womack (R) ▌Bruce Cozart (R) ▌Julie Mayberry (R) ▌Mike Holcomb (R) ▌Jeff Wardlaw (R) ▌Howard Beaty (R) ▌Sonia Eubanks Barker (R) ▌Matthew Shepherd (R) ▌Wade Andrews (R) ▌Lane Jean (R) ▌Carol Dalby (R)
▌Republican (82) ▌Democratic (18) Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas House of Representatives Arkansas Senate

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