Arkansas State Representative

Denise Garner

Democrat  •  20th District 94th General Assembly
Party
Democrat
Past Service
First Term in House 2019, 2021
Seniority
50
Religion
Episcopal
Occupation
Retired RNP/Small Business Owner
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Denise Garner
About Rep. Garner

Rep. Denise Garner is serving her third term in the Arkansas House. She represents District 20 which includes portions of Washington County.

For the 94th General Assembly, Rep. Garner serves on the House Education Committee and the House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee. Rep. Garner also serves on the Joint Budget Committee. 

Rep. Garner is a retired RNP and a small business owner.  She attended Baylor and graduated from the University of Arkansas Medical School with a B.S.N. and R.N.P. She has been actively engaged and recognized by numerous civic and professional organizations, including Founder and Board Chair at Role Call; Founder for Feed Communities; University of Arkansas Medical School Psychology Research Institute Board Member; WRMC Foundation Board Chair; University of Arkansas Medical School Board; University of Arkansas Foundation Board; Fulbright College Advisory Board; College of ED/ HP Advisory Board; Amazeum Board; National Museum of Women in Arts – Arkansas Committee; Theatre Squared Board; Mt. Sequoyah Retreat Center Board; City of Fayetteville-71B Corridor Committee; FPS Lindquist Award; NWA AFP Philanthropist of the Year; Rotary International Service Over Self Award; NWA Women in History Award; WC Dem Central Committee Award and Chairman’s Award; Ozark Komen Global Vision Award; Governor Arts Award for Patron of the Arts; Democratic Black Caucus Leadership Award; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention; Martin Luther King Lifetime Achievement Award




Elected Terms

2023 (Jan 1st, 2023 — Jan 1st, 2025) 2021 (Jan 11th, 2021 — Jan 1st, 2023) 2019 (Jan 1st, 2019 — Jan 10th, 2021)

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Week 4 of the 2024 Fiscal Session
Week 4 of the 2024 Fiscal Session

This week, the House tackled several key issues including state employee pay, digital asset mining r...

Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Thursday, May 2, 2024
Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Thursday, May 2, 2024

On Thursday, the House passed SB80. This bill amends the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) by outlinin...

Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Wednesday, May 1, 2024

On Wednesday, the House passed HB1097. This bill amends the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) by outli...

Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

On Tuesday, the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee advanced two bills addressing regula...

Week 3 of the 2024 Fiscal Session
Week 3 of the 2024 Fiscal Session

During the third week of the 2024 Fiscal Session, members received the proposed Revenue Stabilizatio...

Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Thursday, April 25
Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Thursday, April 25

Members are now reviewing the proposed Revenue Stabilization Act for the 2025 Fiscal Year.The Revenu...

Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Wednesday, April 24
Daily Summary for the 2024 Fiscal Session for Wednesday, April 24

The Joint Budget Committee advanced SB77 on Wednesday. This bill outlines a temporary pay plan for s...


Contact Representative Garner

Denise Garner
denise.garner@arkansashouse.org


P. O. Box 646
Fayetteville, AR 72702-0646
479-283-5050