Jim Hendren
Jim Hendren | |
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| President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Dismang |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Hickey Jr. |
| Majority Leader of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office January 13, 2015 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eddie Joe Williams |
| Succeeded by | Bart Hester |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Laverty |
| Succeeded by | redistricted |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| In office January 1995 – January 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Railey Steele |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hendren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Paul Hendren August 12, 1963 |
| Party | Republican (Before 2021) Independent (2021–present) |
| Spouse | Tammy Hendren |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Tim Hutchinson (uncle) Asa Hutchinson (uncle) |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984–1992 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
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James Paul Hendren (born August 12, 1963) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 2nd district. From January 2019 to January 2021, he served as Senate Majority Leader.
Until February 2021, he was a Republican; but he had left his party in the wake of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. He resides in Sulphur Springs in Benton County in Northwest Arkansas. He is the nephew of former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson and former U.S. Representative Tim Hutchinson.