Andrea Lea
| Andrea Lea | |
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| Auditor of Arkansas | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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| Governor | Asa Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | Charlie Daniels |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 71st district |
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In office January 2013 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy Wren |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Henderson |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 68th district |
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In office January 2009 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Lamoureux |
| Succeeded by | Robert Dale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Phillip Lea |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Arkansas Tech University, Russellville (BA) |
Andrea Christine Lea (born 1957) is the Arkansas State Auditor and a Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Russellville, Arkansas. She was elected state auditor on November 4, 2014, to succeed the Democratic incumbent, Charlie Daniels, who did not seek reelection.
From 2013 to 2015, Lea represented House District 71, which includes Pope County. From 2009 to 2013, she represented House District 68, a position now held by another term-limited Republican, Robert E. Dale of Dover, also in Pope County. She was fourth in seniority in the state House.
Reared in a military family, Lea has lived in New Hampshire, Hawaii, and Newbury Park in Ventura County, California. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Administration and Management from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. She and her husband, Phillip (born 1956), have three children, Kevin Joseph, Andrew James, and Mary Elizabeth Lea. Phillp and Andrea Lea are members, and she is the recording secretary, of the Central Presbyterian Church of Russellville.
Lea is a sailing and biking enthusiast.
Prior to her legislative service, Lea was a member of the Russellville City Council and then a justice of the peace on the Pope County Quorum Court, equivalent to county commission in other states. In 2008, she was elected in House District 68 over a Democrat, Thomas Roy Akin (born 1953), also of Russellville, 5,681 (53.1 percent) to 4,634 (43.3 percent). Mary Elaine Boley (born 1981) of the Green Party in Russellville held the remaining 394 ballots (3.7 percent. The seat was vacated by the Republican Michael Lamoureux (born 1976) of Russellville.
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