Legislation and regulation are key to the AEA’s mission of improving the quality of public education in Arkansas and in our ability to attract new, skilled educators to Arkansas’s workforce. We encourage members to familiarize themselves with our legislative priorities and actively advocate for public education advancement through the AEA.
AEA Recommended Candidates for the 2024 Election Cycle
This list is not exhaustive. New recommendations may come in the future as the process is completed by candidates.
U.S. House
- Rodney Govens - 1st Congressional District
Current candidates who are unopposed:
Senate
- District 8 - Senator Stephanie Flowers
- District 12 - Representative Jamie Scott
House
- District 20 - Representative Denise Garner
- District 21 - Representative Nicole Clowney
- District 22 - Representative David Whitaker
- District 49 - Representative Jay Richardson
- District 59 - Representative Jim Wooten
- District 73 - Representative Andrew Collins
- District 74 - Representative Tippi McCullough
- District 76 - Representative Joy Springer
- District 77 - Representative Fred Allen
- District 79 - Representative Tara Shephard
- District 80 - Representative Denise Ennett
Senate Candidates:
- District 17 - Maureen Skinner
- District 20 - Erika Askeland
- District 34 - Kaylee Wedgeworth
House Candidates:
- District 7 - David McPherson
- District 10 - Kate Schaffer
- District 11 - Rey Hernandez
- District 15 - Stephanie Funk
- District 18 - Justin Meeks
- District 19 - Billy Cook
- District 24 - Ryan Intchauspe
- District 25 - Caitlin Oxford
- District 32 - David McAvoy
- District 36 - Daniel Parker
- District 42 - Lauren Faulk
- District 51 - Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka
- District 53 - Amie Gates
- District 54 - Doug Corbitt
- District 55 - Cynthia Nations
- District 83 - Teresa Danaway
- District 85 - Cortney Warwick McKee
LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER
Lawmakers come from all walks of life and depend on issue area experts to advise them on public policy. As an expert on public education, your lawmakers need and want to hear from you.
AEA GUIDE TO LOBBYING
As an educator, you are an expert on public education. As such, you are a powerful advocate on the issues that matter to our public schools and our students. Learn how to effectively share your knowledge with your elected officials.
ACCPE
The Arkansas Committee for Children and Public Education Fund is the political fund is used to elect friends of public education to the state legislature and to other state-level offices.
