Johnny Key (Arkansas politician)
| Johnny R. Key | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 17th district |
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In office 2013–2015 |
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| Preceded by | James Luker |
| Succeeded by | Scott Flippo |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 1st district |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Shawn Womack |
| Succeeded by | Bart Hester |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 81st district |
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In office 2003–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Karen Hopper |
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December 9, 1968 Arkadelphia, Clark County Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Shannon L. Key |
| Children | Ryan and Rachel Key |
| Residence |
Mountain Home Baxter County, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Engineer and businessman |
| Religion | Assemblies of God |
Johnny R. Key (born December 9, 1968), is an engineer and the owner of two outlets of the Open Arms Learning Center, Inc., in Mountain Home in Baxter County in northwestern Arkansas, who is a Republican former member of the Arkansas State Senate. His District 17 includes all of Baxter and Marion counties and the eastern half of Boone County.
Key was term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection in 2014. He was named education commissioner in the administration of Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson.
A native of Arkadelphia in South Arkansas, Key graduated in 1986 from rural Gurdon High School in Gurdon in Clark County. In 1991, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Key and his wife, Shannon L. Key (born 1970), have two children, Ryan and Rachel. He is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Church. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Lions International.
From 1997 to 2002, Key was a justice of the peace of the Baxter County Quorum Court. In 2002, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives and served three two-year terms in the chamber, including a stint as Minority Leader. In 2008, Key was elected without opposition in the general election to the State Senate from District 1; he was switched to his current revised District 17 with the 2012 election, when he again ran unopposed. His current term expires in 2015.
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