# Joe Cloud

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{{short description|American politician}}
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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](/source/Kenneth_Henderson)
|succeeded           = [Brandon Achor](/source/Brandon_Achor)
|party               = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
|alma_mater          = [University of Arkansas at Little Rock](/source/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock)<br>[University of Arkansas Medical School](/source/University_of_Arkansas_Medical_School)
}}

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

Cloud attended the [University of Arkansas at Little Rock](/source/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock), where he earned his [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) degree, then earned a [medical degree](/source/medical_degree) at the [University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences](/source/University_of_Arkansas_for_Medical_Sciences).<ref name="a" /> Cloud practised as a [physician](/source/physician).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/71|title=Joe Cloud|work=[Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/Wayback_Machine)}}</ref> In 2019, he was elected for the 71st district of the [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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