David J. Sanders
| David James Sanders | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 15th district |
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Assumed office January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Burnett |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 31st district |
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In office 2011–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Greenberg |
| Succeeded by | Andy Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 21, 1975 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Pennington Sanders |
| Children | One daughter and four sons |
| Residence |
Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas |
| Alma mater |
Walnut Ridge High School Ouachita Baptist University |
| Occupation | Educational administrator |
| Religion | Baptist |
January 21, 1975
West Memphis, Arkansas
David James Sanders (born January 21, 1975) is a member of the Arkansas State Senate. His District 15 encompasses Conway County and parts of Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, and Van Buren counties. From 2011 to 2013, he served a term in the Arkansas House of Representatives from Pulaski County.
A native Arkansan, Sanders graduated in 1993 from Walnut Ridge High School. In 1997, he received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Mass Communications from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia in Clark County, Arkansas. He and his wife, Rebecca, a high school choral director, have five children.
He is the director of institutional advancement for the Arkansas Baptist Schools, a Christian college preparatory school in Little Rock. From 2000 until 2009, Sanders wrote a column published by Stephens Media Group and carried in some two dozen newspapers statewide. He hosted and produced the program Unconventional Wisdom for the Arkansas Educational Television Network. He has contributed to the network's long standing weekly public affairs program Arkansas Week. Sanders' work has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online and World Magazine.
In 2002, Arkansas Business named Sanders one its prestigious "40 Under 40", which recognizes 40 notable Arkansans under the age of 40. Sanders, who at the time was pursuing a career in both business and media claimed that he once wanted to run for office, but enjoyed business and "writing about politicians".
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