Linda Chesterfield

Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield (born September 13, 1947, in Hope, Arkansas)[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for District 12, a position that she has held since January 14, 2013 (she started in District 30 before redistricting changed her district). Chesterfield served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2011 until January 2013 in the Senate District 34 seat and non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2009 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 36 seat.

Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 12th district
(Previously 30th District)[1]
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byGilbert Baker
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byTracy Steele
Succeeded byJane English
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2009
Preceded byTommy Roebuck
Succeeded byDarrin Williams
Personal details
Born (1947-09-13) September 13, 1947
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma materHendrix College

Education

Chesterfield graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, in 1965 and was the college's first African-American graduate.[3]

Elections
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 30, with Senator Gilbert Baker term limited, Chesterfield was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[5]
  • 2002 Initially in House District 36, when Representative Tommy Roebuck left the Legislature and left the seat open, Chesterfield won the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary (the NIMSP double-lists her in that election as Linda Pondexter) and was unopposed for the November 2002 General election.
  • 2004 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2004 General election.
  • 2006 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election.
  • 2010 With District 34 Senator Tracy Steele running for the House District 39 seat, Chesterfield ran for the open District 5 Senate seat, won the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 4,588 votes (62.4%)[6] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election.

Chesterfield was the 2015 president of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.[7]

References
  1. "Senator Linda Chesterfield (D)". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas General Assembly. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. 91st Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Directory
  3. "Hendrix College". Conway, Arkansas: Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. "2010 Preferential Primary Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  7. "Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus" (PDF). March 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.


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