Joshua P. Bryant
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 32nd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byCecile Bledsoe
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byJill Bryant
Succeeded byredistricted
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceRogers, Arkansas

Joshua P. Bryant is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the Arkansas Senate.[1] He also served as a member for the 96th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives.[2]

Life and career

Bryant was a justice of the peace in Benton County, Arkansas.[3][4]

In 2021, Bryant was elected to represent the 96th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, succeeding Jill Bryant. He served until 2022,[1] when he sought election to the Arkansas Senate. Longtime senator Cecile Bledsoe retired from the 3rd district, which had been renumbered to the 32nd district during redistricting.

In May 2022, Bryant defeated Jim Tull in the Republican primary election for the 32nd district of the Arkansas Senate.[5] No candidate was nominated to challenge him in the general election. He was seated January 9, 2023 in the 94th Arkansas General Assembly.

References

  1. ^ a b "Senator Joshua Bryant". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Representative Joshua Paul Bryant (R)". Arkansas General Assembly. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Thompson, Doug (July 30, 2020). "Husband, wife running to succeed each other in the same state House seat in Rogers". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Thompson, Doug (November 6, 2021). "Rogers Rep. Joshua Bryant announces state Senate bid". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Arkansas State Senate - District 32 Republican Primary Results". The Indianapolis Star. May 24, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.


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