Senator Gary Stubblefield represents Senate District 26, which includes
parts of Franklin, Johnson, Logan and Sebastian Counties.
Senator Stubblefield is chair of the Senate City, County and Local Affairs
Committee. He is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Joint
Energy Committee, the Senate Efficiency Committee, the Joint Budget
Committee and the Arkansas Legislature Council.
Senator Stubblefield served for two years in the House of Representatives,
then was elected to the Senate in November of 2012. He was sworn in as a
state senator on the first day of the 2013 regular session.
Senator Stubblefield has sponsored legislation to protect the rights of the
unborn and the elderly. He believes in protecting the rights of farmers and
livestock growers, and in protecting the rights guaranteed to American
citizens under the Second Amendment. He supports legislation to lower
taxes, reduce the size of government and simplify the regulatory burden on
Arkansas businesses and residents.
During the 94th General Assembly, Senator Stubblefield sponsored
legislation concerning medical malpractice and gender transition in minors.
He also sponsored legislation to restrict and define an adult-oriented
performance.
During the 2019 session he co-sponsored Act 506 to create a farm to
school and farm to pre-school program, to improve nutritional offerings for
children. Senator Stubblefield also sponsored Act 700, to provide that only
physicians with a degree in OB-GYN may perform abortions. He was the
sponsor of Act 1076, which prohibits cities from becoming sanctuaries for
illegal immigrants.
Senator Stubblefield co-sponsored Act 392 of 2017 to create born-alive
infant protection. He also co-sponsored Act 332 of 2017 to enhance
penalties against offenders who target current or former law officers, first
responders and their families.
He co-sponsored Act 606 to provide for legal remedies in the event of
unauthorized access to a person's personal property. He was the Senate
sponsor of Act 742 to expand the development of agricultural schools in
Arkansas.
While attending the University of Arkansas, Stubblefield enjoyed a
successful career as a member of the Arkansas Razorback football team
despite beginning as a walk-on from a high school which did not offer
football. He has often said he is surprised by the similarities between
playing tackle football for the Razorbacks and serving in the Arkansas
legislature.
A life-long dairy farmer from Branch, he and his wife Kathi reared two
children and taught them the value of keeping one's word, a hard day's
work and respecting the rights of others. Senator Stubblefield is a member
of the Baptist church. |