Denise Garner's Biography
- State House (AR) - District 20, Democratic Minority Whip
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (AR) - District 30
Contact Information
Post Office Box 646
Fayetteville, AR 72702
Office
P. O. Box 646
Fayetteville, AR 72702-0646
Full Name:
Denise Garner
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Hershey; 2 Children: Adam, Wesley
Birth Place:
Dallas, TX
Home City:
Fayetteville, AR
Religion:
Episcopal
Attended, Baylor University
BS, Nurse Practitioner, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
RN, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 20, 2023-present
Minority Whip, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Candidate, Arkansas State Senate, District 30, 2026
Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 20, 2024
Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 84, 2019-2023
Member, Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council - Hospital and Medicaid Joint Study Subcommittee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Joint Budget Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Performance Review
Vice Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education
Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood
Member, Subcommittee on Small Business And Economic Development
Former Member, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee
Former Member, Education Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Children And Youth, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee, Arkansas House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Education Committee, Arkansas House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas House of Representatives, 2023-2024
No professional experience on file.
Member, Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, present
Chair, Washington Regional Medical Center Foundation, present
Member, Amazeum Board
Member, City of Fayetteville-71B Corridor Committee
Board Member, Fayetteville Public Education Foundation
Co-Founder, Feed Fayetteville
Member, Fulbright College Advisory Board
Member, LifeStyles
Member, Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center Board
Member, National Museum of Women in Arts Arkansas Committee
Founder/Chair, Role Call
Member, Theatre Squared Board
Member, University of Arkansas Foundation Board
Board Member, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Psychiatric Research Institute
Board Member, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Names of Grandchildren:
Jack, Emma
Number of Grandchildren:
2