{{Short description|American politician}} '''Jimmy Jeffress''' is a retired school teacher and former politician in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate.<ref name=papers/> He served in the Arkansas House in 1997 and 1999 and in the Arkansas Senate from 2001 to 2009. During his time in congress, he was one of the only Democrats to be a member of the right-wing lobbying group American Legislative Exchange Council (A.L.E.C.).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail|title=Senator Jimmy Jeffress (D)|website=www.arkleg.state.ar.us}}</ref> The Arkansas Senate has a collection of photographs of him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-history-education/photo-gallery-of-former-senators/senator-jimmy-jeffress-2001-2012/|title=Senator Jimmy Jeffress (2001-2012)|website=Arkansas Senate}}</ref> The Center for Arkansas History and Culture has a collection of his papers.<ref name=papers>{{Cite web|url=https://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/findingaids/id/8364/rec/1|title=Jimmy Jeffress Papers|website=arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org}}</ref>
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