Spencer Hawks

Republican Party

Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

Predecessor

David Meeks

Compensation

Base salary

$42,428/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $55/day. For legislators residing +50 miles from the capitol: $151/day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Contact

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Spencer Hawks (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 70. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 9, 2023.

Hawks (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2022
* 3.2 2020
* 3.3 2018
* 4 Campaign themes
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 5 Scorecards
* 5.1 2021
* 5.2 2020
* 5.3 2019
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Spencer Hawks graduated from Central Baptist College with a B.A. in business administration. Barker's work experience includes being a Real Estate Broker with Coldwell Banker RPM Group. He was also previously elected as Justice of Peace for Faulkner County. In addition to his work experience, he is a member of Kiwanis and Conway Rotary.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

#### 2021-2022

Hawks was assigned to the following committees:

* House Revenue and Taxation Committee
* House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee
* Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Vice-chair
* House Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Vice-chair

#### 2019-2020

Hawks was assigned to the following committees:

* Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
* House City, County and Local Affairs Committee
* House Judiciary Committee

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

##### General election for Arkansas State Senate District 17

Incumbent Mark Johnson and David Barber are running in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Mark Johnson (R)

| David Barber (D)

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. David Barber advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17

Incumbent Mark Johnson defeated Spencer Hawks in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Mark Johnson |

54.3

| 5,572

| Spencer Hawks |

45.7

| 4,686

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 10,258

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent Spencer Hawks won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Spencer Hawks (R)  |

100.0

| 13,256

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 13,256

|
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Spencer Hawks advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70.

### 2018[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Spencer Hawks defeated Andy Hawkins in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Spencer Hawks (R)  |

55.6

| 5,998

| Andy Hawkins (D)  |

44.4

| 4,798

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 10,796
(100.00% precincts reporting)

|
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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Andy Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate

|

✔ |

| Andy Hawkins

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

|

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70

Spencer Hawks advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 70 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate

|

✔ |

| Spencer Hawks

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

|

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Spencer Hawks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2020[edit]

Spencer Hawks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Arkansas

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Arkansas scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.

### 2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.

* Arkansas Farm Bureau

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.

* Conduit for Commerce

Legislators are scored on whether their votes on bills deliver "more economic freedom for all Arkansans."

* Family Council Action Committee

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values."

### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.

* Conduit for Commerce

Legislators are scored on whether their votes on bills deliver "more economic freedom for all Arkansans."

* Family Council Action Committee

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values."

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ State of Arkansas House of Representatives, "Spencer Hawks," accessed October 3, 2019

Political offices

Preceded by
David Meeks (R)  |  Arkansas House of Representatives District 70
2019-Present | Succeeded by

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Current members of the Arkansas State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Scott Flippo

Minority Leader:Keith Ingram

Senators

District 1

Bart Hester (R)

District 2

Jim Hendren (I)

District 3

Cecile Bledsoe (R)

District 4

Greg Leding (D)

District 5

Bob Ballinger (R)

District 6

Gary Stubblefield (R)

District 7

Colby Fulfer (R)

District 8

Mathew Pitsch (R)

District 9

Terry Rice (R)

District 10

Larry Teague (D)

District 11

Jimmy Hickey (R)

District 12

Charles Beckham (R)

District 13

Alan Clark (R)

District 14

Bill Sample (R)

District 15

Mark Johnson (R)

District 16

Breanne Davis (R)

District 17

Scott Flippo (R)

District 18

Missy Irvin (R)

District 19

James Sturch (R)

District 20

Blake Johnson (R)

District 21

Dan Sullivan (R)

District 22

Dave Wallace (R)

District 23

Ronald Caldwell (R)

District 24

Keith Ingram (D)

District 25

Stephanie Flowers (D)

District 26

Ben Gilmore (R)

District 27

Trent Garner (R)

District 28

Jonathan Dismang (R)

District 29

Ricky Hill (R)

District 30

Linda Chesterfield (D)

District 31

Joyce Elliott (D)

District 32

Clarke Tucker (D)

District 33

Kim Hammer (R)

District 34

Jane English (R)

District 35

Jason Rapert (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (7)

Independent (1)

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