Gary Don Stubblefield | |
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Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 67th district |
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In office January 2011 – January 2013 |
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Preceded by | Steve Breedlove |
Succeeded by | Stephen Meeks |
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 6th district |
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Assumed office January 2013 |
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Preceded by | Bruce Holland (switched to District 9) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 Place of birth missing |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Kathi Lynn Stubblefield |
Children |
Josh McCain Stubblefield |
Residence |
Branch, Franklin County Arkansas, USA |
Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
Occupation | Dairy farmer |
Josh McCain Stubblefield
Gary Don Stubblefield (born 1951) is a farmer from rural Branch in Franklin County in western Arkansas, who has been since 2013 a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. His District 6 encompasses Franklin, Johnson, Logan, and Yell counties, including the cities of Booneville, Ozark, and Clarksville. From 2011 to 2013, he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 67 in Franklin County.
Stubblefield graduated in 1969 from County Line High School in Branch, Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at Fayetteville, where he played football from 1969 to 1971 for the Arkansas Razorbacks. A dairy farmer, Stubblefield owns Valley View Farms in Branch. He formerly served as a member of the County Line School Board and on the Franklin County Quorum Court, equivalent to the county commission in most states. He and his wife, Kathi Lynn Stubblefield, have two children.
Stubblefield was elected to the state Senate on November 6, 2012, when he defeated the Democrat John Paul Wells, a furniture store owner and a former member of the Arkansas House from Paris in Logan County, who was allied with Governor Mike Beebe.