Eddie Armstrong Explained

Eddie Armstrong
State House:	Arkansas
District:	37th^[1]
Term Start:	January 14, 2013
Term End:	January 14, 2019
Predecessor:	Kathy Webb
Successor:	Jamie Aleshia Scott
Birth Place:	North Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	North Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma Mater:	University of Arkansas

Eddie L. Armstrong III^[2] (born in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 37 since January 14, 2013. He was the House Minority Leader from 2015 to 2017, when he was succeeded by David Whitaker.

As minority leader, he worked opposite Republican then Majority Leader Ken Bragg of Grant County. In 2010, he was active in the failed reelection bid waged by Democrat Blanche Lincoln for the United States Senate. Lincoln lost to Republican John Boozman.

Education

Armstrong earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Elections

• 2012 When District 37 Representative Kathy Webb left the Legislature and left the seat open, Armstrong won the three-way May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary with 964 votes (58.4%),^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election.^[4]

External links

• Official page at the Arkansas House of Representatives
  • Eddie Armstrong III at Ballotpedia
• Eddie Armstrong III at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eddie L. Armstrong . . . April 15, 2014.
2. Web site: Eddie Armstrong III's Biography . . April 15, 2014.
3. Web site: Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012 . . Little Rock, Arkansas . April 15, 2014.
4. Web site: Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Arkansas . Little Rock, Arkansas . April 15, 2014.