# Stephen Meeks

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name         = Stephen Meeks
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| state_house  = Arkansas
| state        = Arkansas
| district     = 42nd
| term_start   = January 2011
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| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_(United_States))
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1970|10|30}}
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| alma_mater   = Florida Community College
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| predecessor  = Eddie Hawkins 
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'''Stephen Meeks''' (born October 30, 1970) is an American politician serving as a member of the [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives) from the 42nd district in [Faulkner County](/source/Faulkner_County%2C_Arkansas) since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen Meeks - Arkansas House of Representatives |url=https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/42 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=www.arkansashouse.org}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Election===
Meeks was elected in the [general election](/source/2010_Arkansas_elections) on November 2, 2010, winning 55 percent of the vote over 45 percent for [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate Eddie Hawkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ark.org/arelections/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=58|title=Arkansas Election Results - Election Results 2010|author=|date=|website=Arkansas Secretary of State|accessdate=August 22, 2022}}</ref> He represented the 47th district. Meeks was reelected in 2012 with 73% of the vote, representing the 67th district. He ran unopposed in 2014 and 2016. He was reelected in 2018 with 79% of the vote, and in 2020 with 75% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Stephen_Meeks|title=Stephen Meeks|work=Ballotpedia|accessdate=August 22, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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