Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield | |
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Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 30th district |
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Assumed office January 14, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Gilbert Baker |
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 34th district |
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In office January 2011 – January 14, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Tracy Steele |
Succeeded by | Jane English |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2009 |
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Preceded by | Tommy Roebuck |
Succeeded by | Darrin Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Hope, Arkansas, USA |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Alma mater | Hendrix College |
Religion | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield (born c. 1947 in Hope, Arkansas) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for District 30, a position that she has held since January 14, 2013. Chesterfield served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2011 until January 2013 in the Senate District 34 seat and non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2009 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 36 seat.
Chesterfield graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
Chesterfield is the 2015 president of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.