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{{Infobox officeholder | name = James Sturch | birth_name = James Marvin Sturch | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|08}} | birth_place = Southside, Arkansas, U.S. | state_house1 = Arkansas | term_start1 = January 12, 2015 | term_end1 = January 14, 2019 | district1 = 63rd | preceded1 = James McLean | succeeded1 = Stu Smith | state_senate2 = Arkansas | district2 = 19th | term_start2 = January 14, 2019 | term_end2 = January 10, 2023 | preceded2 = Linda Collins | succeeded2 = John Payton | party = Republican | spouse = Macy Sturch<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150287/james-sturch|title=James Sturch's Biography|work=Vote Smart|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> | education = University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA, MPA) }}

'''James Marvin Sturch''' (born December 8, 1990)<ref name="a" /> is an American politician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/12/senate-district-22-gop-race-heats-up/|title=Senate District 22 GOP race heats up|first=Michael|last=Wickline|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=June 12, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swtimes.com/story/opinion/2022/06/26/new-governor-work-37-new-senate-steve-brawner/7706746001/|title=A new governor will work with a 37% new Senate|first=Steve|last=Brawner|work=Southwest Times Record|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022/08/11/senate-delays-confirmation-of-gubernatorial-appointees-until-next-year-senator-also-urges-colleagues-to-build-bridges-not-burn-them|title=Senate delays confirmation of gubernatorial appointees until next year; senator also urges colleagues to build bridges, not burn them|work=Arkansas Times|first=Max|last=Brantley|date=August 11, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> He served as a Republican member for the 63rd district of the Arkansas House of Representatives<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Sturch|title=James Sturch|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> and also the 19th district of the Arkansas Senate.<ref name="b" />

Sturch was born in Batesville, Arkansas.<ref name="a" /> He attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration.<ref name="a" /> In 2015, he was elected to represent the 63rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives.<ref name="b" /> Sturch succeeded James McLean. He served until 2019, when he was elected to the Arkansas Senate, succeeding Linda Collins.<ref name="b" /> He ran for re-election in 2022, but he lost in a runoff for the Republican primary election.<ref name="b" />

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