Davy Carter
| Russell Davis "Davy" Carter | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 43rd district |
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In office January 2009 – January 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Tim Lemons |
| Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
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In office January 2013 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert S. Moore, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Gillam |
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| Born | March 31, 1975 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cara Carter |
| Residence |
Jonesboro, Craighead County Arkansas, USA |
| Alma mater |
Arkansas State University |
| Occupation | Banker and attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
Arkansas State University
Louisiana State University School of Banking
Russell Davis Carter, known as Davy Carter (born March 31, 1975), is the Republican former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, a position which he held from 2013 to 2015. A resident of Cabot in Lonoke County, Carter represented District 43 from 2009 to 2015. Because of term limits, he was ineligible to seek reelection in 2014 and was succeeded by fellow Cabot Republican, Tim Lemons, a civil engineer.
Carter graduated from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, Arkansas, the Louisiana State University School of Banking in Baton Rouge, and the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He serves as CEO of Jonesboro Community Bank, a subsidiary of Home BancShares Inc. of Conway, which was formed as a result of the merger of Centennial Bank and Liberty Bank of Arkansas.
Carter ran for and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2008 to represent the Cabot area of Lonoke County. He beat an intraparty rival in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the November election. He was selected to be Chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Committee during his second term and he served as Speaker of the House from 2013 to 2015.
In the Republican primary held on May 20, 2014, Tim Lemons, with 1,728 votes (61 percent) defeated intraparty rival Darlene Byrd, who polled 1,091 votes (39 percent), for the party's nomination to succeed Carter. Lemons then prevailed in the November 4 general election.
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