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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Daily Summary for January 13th

The 2025 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly officially began this morning. On this ina...

2025 Regular Session to Begin Monday

The Arkansas General Assembly will convene for the 2025 Regular Session on Monday, January 13. The f...

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...


Contact Representative Ennett

Denise Jones Ennett
denise.ennett@arkansashouse.org


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