Bart Hester
| Bart Hester | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 1st district |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Johnny Key |
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| Born |
Bart Franklin Hester December 1977 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ashley Brooke Dorsey Hester |
| Children | Brooklyn, Addey Jo, and Nik Hester |
| Residence |
Cave Springs, Benton County Arkansas, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Real estate businessman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Bart Franklin Hester (born December 1977), is a real estate businessman in Bentonville, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from District 1, which includes Benton County.
Hester graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business management from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team.
Hester and his wife, the former Ashley Brooke Dorsey (born 1978), have three children, Brooklyn, Addey Jo, and Nik. They reside in Cave Springs. Hester is a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Bentonville. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and the Arkansas Realtors Association.
Hester was elected to the Senate from the revised District 1 in 2012, when he defeated fellow Republican Tim Summers, 4,506 to 3,869 in the primary election. He was unopposed in the general election. The previous District 1 senator, Republican Johnny Key, was transferred to the revised District 17. Hester's Senate term expires at the end of 2016. Hester received support for his campaign from Americans for Prosperity, a Tea Party political advocacy group backed by David H. Koch and Charles Koch (often collectively referred to as The Koch Brothers).
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