{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jim Nickels | image = | state_house = Arkansas | district = 41st<ref name="ARH">{{cite web |url= http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/240/Jim-Nickels |title= Jim Nickels |publisher= Arkansas House of Representatives |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 21, 2014}}</ref> | term_start = January 14, 2013 | term_end = January 2015 | predecessor = Ed Garner | successor = Karilyn Brown | state_house3 = Arkansas | district3 = 43rd | term_start3 = January 2009 | term_end3 = January 14, 2013 | predecessor3 = Jeff Wood | successor3 = Davy Carter | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|9|10}} | birth_place = Hot Springs, Arkansas | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Henderson State University<br />University of Arkansas School of Law | profession = Attorney | website = | branch = United States Army | service_years = 1970–1972 | rank = | battles = }}
'''Jim Nickels'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103762 |title= Jim Nickels' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= April 21, 2014}}</ref> (born September 10, 1947, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 41 from January 14, 2013, to 2015. Nickels also served from January 2009 until January 2013 in the District 43 seat.
==Early life==
===Education=== Nickels earned his BA and MA in sociology from Henderson State University and his JD from University of Arkansas School of Law.
===Military service=== Nickels served in the United States Army 1970–1972.
==Elections== *2012 Redistricted to District 41, with Representative Ed Garner running for Arkansas Senate, Nickels was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/39376/83979/en/summary.html |title= Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 21, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 6,700 votes (52.0%) against Republican nominee Alan Lewis Pogue (born c. 1957), also of Sherwood.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/42843/113233/en/summary.html |title= Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 21, 2014}}</ref> *2008 Initially in District 43, when Jeff Wood left the Legislature and left the seat open, Nickels was unopposed for the May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 7,181 votes (52.3%) against Republican nominee Steven Meckfessel.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=107 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423052326/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=181&contestid=107 |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 23, 2014 |title= 2008 General Election State Representative District 043 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 21, 2014}}</ref> *2010 Nickels was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election.
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==External links== *[http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/240/Jim-Nickels Official page] at the Arkansas House of Representatives *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 103762 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Nickels Jim Nickels] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9503 Jim Nickels] at OpenSecrets
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