Johnny Rye
Republican • 36th District 95th General Assembly- Party
- Republican
- Past Service
- Assessor Poinsett County (1991-2016); Association of Arkansas Counties - Board (2002-2012); Association of Arkansas Counties - Legislative Committee; House 2017,2 019, 2021, 2023
- Seniority
- 29
- Religion
- Methodist
- Occupation
- Retired Poinsett County Assessor
Rep. Johnny Rye is serving his 5th term in the Arkansas House. He represents District 36 which includes portions of Poinsett and Mississippi counties.
For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Rye serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee. Rep. Rye also serves on the Joint Auditing Committee.
He is a graduate of Arkansas State University.
Rep. Rye served as the Assessor for Poinsett County from 1991-2016. During much of that time, he served on the board for the Association of Arkansas Counties. He also served on the legislative committee for the association.
He is active in the Lions Club and Masonic Lodge. He served as District Governor for the Arkansas Lions Club.
Rep. Rye resides in Truman with his wife Julie. He has one daughter and one grandson.
Elected Terms
2025 (Jan 12th, 2025 — Dec 31st, 2026) 2023 (Jan 1st, 2023 — Jan 12th, 2025) 2021 (Jan 11th, 2021 — Jan 1st, 2023) 2019 (Jan 1st, 2019 — Jan 10th, 2021) 2017 (Jan 1st, 2017 — Dec 31st, 2018)Newsroom
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Contact Representative Rye
Johnny Rye
johnny.rye@arkansashouse.org
1405 Easy Street
Trumann, AR 72472-1030
870-919-3690
