Walls McCrary
State houseArkansas
District14th[1]
Term startJanuary 14, 2013
Term endJanuary 2015
SuccessorCamille Bennett
State house 3Arkansas
District 315th
Term start 3January 2009
Term end 3January 14, 2013
Predecessor 3Lenville Evans
Birth dateMay 7, 1943
Birth placeLittle Rock, Arkansas
PartyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
ProfessionMerchant/Farmer

J. Walls McCrary is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 14[2] from January 14, 2013, to January 2015. McCrary served consecutively from January 2009 until January 2013 in the District 15 seat.

Education

McCrary attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, from which he graduated in 1965 with a BSBA degree.

Elections

  • 2012 Redistricted to District 14, with Representative Tiffany Rogers running for Arkansas Senate, McCrary was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[4]
  • 2008 Initially in District 15, when Lenville Evans ran for Arkansas Senate and left the seat open, McCrary was unopposed for the May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 5,736 votes (55.2%) against Republican nominee Doug Hatcher (who had run for the seat in 2002) and Independent candidate Trent Eilts.[5]
  • 2010 McCrary was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election.

References

  1. ^ "Walls McCrary". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas House of Representatives. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Walls McCrary's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "2008 General Election State Representative District 015". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.