Arkansas State Representative

Paul Childress

Republican  •  83rd District 95th General Assembly
Party
Republican
Past Service
Seniority
91
Religion
Baptist
Occupation
Senior VP of Sales
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Paul Childress
About Rep. Childress

Rep. Paul Childress is serving his first term in the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 83, which includes part of Saline County.

For the 95th General Assembly, he serves on the House Public Transportation Committee and the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee.

Outside of his legislative duties, Rep. Childress is the Vice-President of Sales for NFP Insurance in Benton. He has an extensive background in public service and leadership, having previously served as president of the Benton School Board, chairman of Saline County CASA, chairman of the Saline County Planning Commission, and president of Saline County Kiwanis. Additionally, he spent a decade in law enforcement in Saline County, earning the title of Police Officer of the Year.

His contributions have been recognized with awards such as Kiwanian of the Year and the Faces of Arkansas CASA Award. He attended the of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Rep. Childress lives in Benton with his wife and three children. In his free time, he enjoys DJing for the Benton High School basketball program.


Elected Terms

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

Newsroom

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,...

Summary for Wednesday, March 5, 2025

On Wednesday, the House passed HB1365 which removes racial and gender quotas and membership qualific...


Contact Representative Childress

Paul Childress
paul.childress@arkanashouse.org


1003 River Raynes Trail
Benton, AR 72019
501-860-3424