Arkansas State Representative

Jay Richardson

Democrat  •  49th District 94th General Assembly
Party
Democrat
Past Service
First Term in House 2019,2021
Seniority
54
Religion
Non-Denominational
Occupation
Business Development
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Jay Richardson
About Rep. Richardson

Rep. Jay Richardson is serving his third term in the Arkansas House. He represents District 49 which includes portions of Sebastian County.

For the 94th General Assembly, Rep. Richardson serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Insurance and Commerce Committee. Rep. Richardson also serves on the Joint Budget Committee. 

Rep. Richardson is in Business Development for Centuria Ventures. He graduated from John Brown University with a B.A. degree.






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 Richardson

Jay Richardson
jay.richardson@arkansashouse.org


P. O. Box 4403
Fort Smith, AR 72914-4403