Lance Eads Explained

Lance Eads
Birth Name:Lance Ronald Eads
Birth Date: August 5, 1968
Education:Ouachita Baptist University (BS)
Party:Republican
State Senate:Arkansas
District:7th
Term Start:2017
Term End:2021
Successor:Colby Fulfer
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:2017
District1:88th
State House1:Arkansas
Successor1:Clint Penzo
Predecessor:Jon Woods

Lance Ronald Eads (born August 5, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 7th district from 2017 to 2021.

Education

After graduating from Prairie Grove High School, Eads earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Ouachita Baptist University.[1]

Career

From 1993 to 2003, Eads worked as a branch manager for Staffmark. From 2003 to 2010, he was the business development officer for the 66 Federal Credit Union. He also served as a justice of the peace for Washington County, Arkansas. From 2010 to 2021, he was vice president of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce for government affairs. Eads represented the 88th district in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in November 2016 and assumed office in 2017. During his tenure, he served as chair of the Joint Energy Committee and Senate Rules, Resolutions and Memorials Committee. Eads resigned from the Senate in 2021 to take a consulting position at the Capitol Consulting Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lance Eads' Biography . 2022-05-03 . Vote Smart.
  2. Web site: Lance Eads . 2022-05-03 . Ballotpedia . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-10-29 . State Sen. Lance Eads of Springdale resigns, accepts lobbying job . 2022-05-03 . Arkansas Online . en.