Arkansas State Representative

Jason Nazarenko

Republican  •  4th District 95th General Assembly
Party
Republican
Past Service
Seniority
99
Religion
Baptist
Occupation
Retired Military, Small Business Owner
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Jason Nazarenko
About Rep. Nazarenko

Rep. Jason Nazarenko is serving his first term in the Arkansas House, representing District 4, which includes portions of Marion and Baxter counties.

For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Nazarenko serves on the House Education Committee and the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee.

Rep. Nazarenko retired from a distinguished military career, which included service in Egypt, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He rose through the ranks to become a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and later served nearly a decade with the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, completing numerous deployments in support of special operations missions.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and two Master’s degrees in business and leadership. Now retired from the military, he is a small business owner.

Rep. Nazarenko is active in his community, serving as President of the Cotter-Gassville Chamber of Commerce and as a Cotter Planning & Zoning Commissioner. He is a life member of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Disabled American Veterans (DAV).

His accolades include achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and being awarded the Bronze Star, 2 Meritorious Service Medals and 2 Air Medals.

Rep. Nazarenko resides in Cotter with his wife. Together they have two adult children.


Elected Terms

2025 (Jan 12th, 2025 — Dec 31st, 2026)

Newsroom

Week 9 of the 2025 Regular Session

In a move to reform Arkansas' higher education system, the House recently passed HB1512, which lays...

Summary for Thursday, March 13, 2025

On Thursday, the House passed HB1512, which proposes the creation of the Arkansas ACCESS Act. ACCESS...

Summary for Wednesday, March 12, 2025

On Wednesday, the House passed HB1682, the Good Neighbor Act. This bill addresses food insecurity by...

Daily Summary for Tuesday, March 11, 2025

On Monday evening, the House and Senate Education Committee advanced HB1512, which proposes the crea...

Summary for March 10, 2025

On Monday, the House passed several bills related to elections and referendums.SB188 requires the Se...

Week 8 of the 2025 Regular Session

This week, the House voted 96-0 in favor of a bill to increase the Homestead Property Tax Credit. HB...

Summary for Thursday, March 6, 2025

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed several pieces of legislation. HB1610 was approved,...


Contact Representative Nazarenko

Jason Nazarenko
jason.nazarenko@arkansashouse.org


PO Box 192
Cotter, AR 72626
931-627-5056