{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Austin McCollum |office1 = Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives |term_start1 = January 11, 2021 |term_end1 = January 9, 2023 |predecessor1 = Marcus Richmond |successor1 = Marcus Richmond |office2 = Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives |term_start2 = January 9, 2017 |constituency2 = District 8 (2023–present)<br>District 95 (2017–2023) |birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|25|2016|10|18}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |education = University of Tulsa (BS) }} '''Austin McCollum''' (born 1990/1991)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/18/district-95-to-choose-new-house-member-/ |title=District 95 to Choose New House Member |date=October 18, 2016 |accessdate=November 8, 2021 |first=Doug |last=Thompson |work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette}}</ref> is a state legislator in Arkansas. He was first elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2016 and served Majority Leader for the Republican Party. He lives in Bentonville, Arkansas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-14|title=Reining in governor, tort reform among proposed changes|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/feb/14/reining-in-governor-tort-reform-among-proposed/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Arkansas Online|language=en}}</ref> He represents the 95th District and has sponsored several bills.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arkansas Rep. Austin McCollum (R) | TrackBill|url=https://trackbill.com/legislator/arkansas-representative-austin-mccollum/604-14625/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=trackbill.com|language=en}}</ref> He declined to seek another term in the state house in 2026, instead choosing to run for Benton County Judge, the county's top executive position. He won the Republican nomination on March 3, 2026, and is currently running in the general election unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santos |first1=Monica |title=Austin McCollum wins Benton County Judge race |url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/election/your-local-election/austin-mccollum-wins-benton-county-judge-race/ |access-date=5 March 2026 |work=KNWA-TV |date=3 March 2026}}</ref>
He graduated from the University of Tulsa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Austin McCollum|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Austin_McCollum|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
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