Jim Petty's Biography
- State Senate (AR) - District 29, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Post Office Box 800
Van Buren, AR 72957
Full Name:
Jim Petty
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Janet; 2 Children: Hannah, Logan
Home City:
Van Buren, AR
BS, Accounting, Arkansas Tech University, 1983-1987
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 29, 2023-present
Candidate, Arkansas State Senate, District 29, 2024
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council - Hospital and Medicaid Joint Study Subcommittee
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council - Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee
Member, Children and Youth Committee
Vice Chair, City, County, and Local Affairs Committee
Member, Joint Budget Committee Administrative Rule Review Subcommittee
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Lottery Oversight
Vice Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Joint Budget)
Member, Revenue and Tax Committee
Vice Chair, City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Vice-Chair, Revenue and Tax Committee, Arkansas State Senate
President/Chief Executive Officer, The Strategic Realty Companies, 2007-present
Chief Financial Officer, ERC Properties, Inc., 1992-2008
Member, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Affordable Housing Advisory Board, present