Kim Hendren

Kim Hendren
Kim Hendren
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 6th district
	In office; January 8, 1979 – January 10, 1983
Succeeded by	Jim Caldwell
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 1st district
	In office; January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Jim Hendren
Succeeded by	David Haak
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 9th district
	In office; January 13, 2003 – January 2013
Preceded by	Brenda Gullett
Succeeded by	Bruce Holland
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 92nd district
	In office; January 2015 – 2019
Preceded by	Mary Lou Slinkard
Succeeded by	Gayla Hendren McKenzie
Minority Leader of the Arkansas Senate
	In office; 2000s–2010s
Preceded by	Denny Altes
Succeeded by	John Burris
Personal details
Born	Kim Dexter Hendren; February 8, 1938; Gravette, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic; Republican
Spouse	Marylea Hendren[1]
Children	4; including Gayla and Jim Hendren
Relatives	Tim Hutchinson (brother-in-law); Asa Hutchinson (brother-in-law); Donna Hutchinson (sister-in-law); Jeremy Hutchinson (nephew); Timothy Chad Hutchinson (nephew)
Alma mater	University of Arkansas
Occupation	Engineer

Kim Dexter Hendren (born February 6, 1938)[1] is an American engineer and politician.[2] He served as a Democratic and Republican member for the 6th and 9th districts of the Arkansas Senate.[3] Hendren also served a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 1st and 92nd districts.[3][4]

Hendren was born in Gravette, Arkansas,[1] and attended Gravette High School.[2] He then attended at the University of Arkansas, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1960.[1][2] Hendren worked as an engineer.[2] He established and owned the company Hendren Plastics Inc.[5] He was also a colonel in the Arkansas Air National Guard.[5]

In 1979 Hendren was elected for the 6th district of the Arkansas Senate, serving until 1983.[2] In 2001, he was elected for the 1st district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, succeeding his son Jim. He was then a Republican politician.[3]

In 2003, Hendren was elected for the 9th district of the Arkansas Senate, where he served until 2013. In 2015, he was elected for the 92nd district of the Arkansas House of Representatives.[3][6] In 2019, he was succeeded by his daughter Gayla.[3]

In his career, Hendren had served as the minority leader of the Arkansas Senate.[7]

References

"Kim Hendren's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
"Biography of The Honorable Kim Hendren Arkansas State Senator: Assistant Pro Tempore Senate District 9". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
"Kim Hendren". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
"Arkansas 92nd District State House Results: Kim Hendren Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
Wickline, Michael (January 6, 2019). "For new Arkansas Senate leader, politics is in the blood". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
Henry, Larry (August 25, 2013). "Kim Hendren Enters House Race; Formal Announcement Tuesday". KFSM-TV. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
McAuliff, Michael (May 14, 2009). "Oy vey! Arkansas State Senator Kim Hendren calls Chuck Schumer 'that Jew'". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

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[a-1] "Kim Hendren's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[c-2] "Biography of The Honorable Kim Hendren Arkansas State Senator: Assistant Pro Tempore Senate District 9". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[b-3] "Kim Hendren". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[4] "Arkansas 92nd District State House Results: Kim Hendren Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[d-5] Wickline, Michael (January 6, 2019). "For new Arkansas Senate leader, politics is in the blood". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[6] Henry, Larry (August 25, 2013). "Kim Hendren Enters House Race; Formal Announcement Tuesday". KFSM-TV. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[7] McAuliff, Michael (May 14, 2009). "Oy vey! Arkansas State Senator Kim Hendren calls Chuck Schumer 'that Jew'". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.