Jane English (Arkansas politician)
| Jane English | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 34th district |
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Assumed office January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Chesterfield |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sandra Prater |
| Succeeded by | Mark Perry |
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Elizabeth Jane English November 9, 1940 Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Colonel Don C. English |
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| Residence | North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Arkansas Tech University (BS) |
Jane English (born Elizabeth Jane English; November 9, 1940) is an American politician from North Little Rock, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. Since 2013, she has represented a portion of Pulaski County in the 34th Senate district. From 2009 to 2013, she was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
English is a native of the capital city of Lincoln, Nebraska. She graduated in 1981 from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics & Finance. English and her husband, Colonel Don C. English (born 1935), have a son, Steven C. English (born 1963), and a daughter, Rebecca Parr (born 1967). She lists her religion as Protestant. From 1984 to 1997, she was senior project manager of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development.
From 1998 to 2001, English was the executive director of the Fort Chaffee Public Trust. She was executive director of the Arkansas Manufacturers Association. From 2001 to 2004, she was executive director of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board, a Cabinet position under Republican Governor Mike Huckabee. In 2005, English was an economics/workforce advisor to Republican Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, who announced a gubernatorial campaign to succeed Huckabee but was soon sidelined by cancer and death. Upon Rockefeller's death, Asa Hutchinson unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2006 but was defeated by Democrat Mike Beebe. With Beebe term-limited, Hutchinson ran successfully for governor in 2014.
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