John Thurston (politician)
| John Thurston | |
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| Commissioner of State Lands of Arkansas | |
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Assumed office January 11, 2011 |
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| Governor |
Mike Beebe (2011–2015) Asa Hutchinson (2015–present) |
| Preceded by | Mark Wilcox |
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| Born | circa 1973 (age 43–44) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joanna |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Sheridan High School (1991); Agape College |
Mike Beebe (2011–2015)
John M. Thurston (born c. 1973) is the current Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. A Republican, he was first elected in November 2010, taking office in January 2011, and was reelected in November 2014 to a second term.
Thurston was previously a licensed minister and was a Certified Religious Assistant in the Arkansas state prison system. He was the first Republican to be elected as Land Commissioner since the office became elective in 1874. In 2014, Thurston was elected as the president of the Western States Land Commissioners Association; the organization's winter conference was held in Little Rock that year.
Limited to two terms as Commissioner of State Lands, Thurston announced in June 2016 his plans to run for election as Secretary of State of Arkansas in 2018, citing election security, physical security, political accessibility, and redistricting as important issues.
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