Arkansas State Representative

Denise Jones Ennett

Democrat  •  80th District 95th General Assembly
Party
Democrat
Past Service
House 2019, 2021, 2023
Seniority
50
Religion
Catholic
Occupation
Community Advocate
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Denise Jones Ennett
About Rep. Ennett

Rep. Denise Jones Ennett is serving her fourth term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represents District 80 which includes a portion of Little Rock and Pulaski County.

For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Ennett serves on the House Education Committee and the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Rep. Ennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Arts in Higher Education/College Affairs from UA-Little Rock.
Rep. Ennett serves on the Board of Directors for Terry House Inc, and the Tiger Foundation. She also serves on the Hunger-Free Campus College Coalition.

She previously served on the board for the Arkansas Disability Coalition, the Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities, the Autism Task Force Advisory Board, Volunteers in Public Schools and Friends of KLRE/KUAR.

In addition, she has also served on the City of Little Rock Arts and Culture Commission and the Little Rock Citizen’s Evaluation of New Tax Committee. She is a previous member of AmeriCorps VISTA, the American Association of University Women and League of Women Voters-Pulaski County.

Rep. Ennett has worked as a Parent Mentor for The Center for Exceptional Families, a PTA officer at Carver Magnet Elementary and as a Arkansas PTA Health and Safety Officer.
She is married to a retired Air Force Veteran. She is also a mother of a child with special needs. She has three children including a set of twins. Rep. Ennett and her family reside in downtown Little Rock.


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)

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Week 10 of the 2025 Regular Session

As the 2025 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly enters its 11th week, the House has bee...

Summary for Thursday, March 20, 2025

On Thursday, the House approved HB1681, a bill that aims to establish the Water and Sewer Treatment...

Daily Summary for Wednesday, March 19, 2025

On Wednesday, the House passed several bills. HB1293 increases the payment for claims from $150,000...

Summary for Monday, March 17, 2025

On Monday, the House passed a series of bills covering a range of issues, including election laws, e...

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...


Contact Representative Ennett

Denise Jones Ennett
denise.ennett@arkansashouse.org


621 East 16th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202-5539
501-690-4211