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{{Infobox officeholder |name = Joe Cloud |state_house = Arkansas |district = 71st |term_start = January 14, 2019 |term_end = January 9, 2023 |preceded = Kenneth Henderson |succeeded = Brandon Achor |party = Republican |alma_mater = University of Arkansas at Little Rock<br>University of Arkansas Medical School }}

'''Joe Cloud''' is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 71st district of the Arkansas House of Representatives.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Cloud|title=Joe Cloud|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

Cloud attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree, then earned a medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.<ref name="a" /> Cloud practised as a physician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/71|title=Joe Cloud|work=Arkansas House of Representatives|access-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407000201/https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/71|archive-date=April 7, 2022|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> In 2019, he was elected for the 71st district of the Arkansas House of Representatives.<ref name="a" /> He assumed office on January 14, 2019.<ref name="a" /> In August 2021, Cloud announced that he would not seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/aug/22/state-rep-cloud-wont-seek-reelection/|title=State Rep. Cloud won't seek reelection|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=August 22, 2021|first=Michael|last=Wickline|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/dec/05/new-maps-pave-way-for-legislative-contests/|title=New Arkansas maps pave way for legislative contests|first=Rachel|last=Herzog|work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

On December 29, 2021, new legislative districts went into effect. Most of the District 71 area that Cloud represented is now District 44.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redistricting in Arkansas after the 2020 census |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_in_Arkansas_after_the_2020_census |website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Lucy Burns Institute |access-date=22 January 2024 |location=Middleton, Wisconsin}}</ref> The current District 71 is north and west of Little Rock.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arkansas House of Representatives District 71 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_District_71 |website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Lucy Burns Institute |access-date=22 January 2024 |location=Middleton, Wisconsin}}</ref>

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