Scott Flippo
| Scott Patterson Flippo | |
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| Arkansas State Senator for District 17 (Baxter, Marion, and Boone counties) |
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Assumed office January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Johnny R. Key |
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November 1, 1979 Mountain Home, Baxter County Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parents | William Patterson and Katherine W. Flippo |
| Residence | Mountain Home, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Owner of an assisted living facility in Bull Shoals, Arkansas |
Scott Patterson Flippo (born November 1, 1979) is a businesssman from Mountain Home, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate for District 17 in the northern counties of Baxter, Boone, and Marion. He assumed his seat in January 2015.
The son of William Patterson "Pat" Flippo and Katherine W. Flippo of Mountain Home in Baxter County, Flippo is a 1998 graduate of Mountain Home High School and a 2003 alumnus in business administration of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is a native and resident of Mountain Home and the owner of Flippo's Carefree Living, an assisted living facility in Bull Shoals in Marion County.
In the runoff election held on June 10, 2014, Flippo defeated the District 98 State Representative John Burris of Harrison, 3,913 (51.3 percent) to 3,712 (48.7 percent). With no Democratic opponent in the heavily Republican district in the November 4 general election, Flippo became both the Republican nominee and the Senator-elect to succeed fellow Republican Johnny Key, also of Mountain Home, who has applied for a position as vice chancellor of governmental affairs with the University of Arkansas.
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