Bill Sample
| Bill Sample | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 14th district |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Bookout (switched to District 21; resigned 2013) |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 19th district |
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In office 2011–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Terry Smith |
| Succeeded by | David Wyatt |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 30th district |
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In office 2005–2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Bruce Westerman |
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William H. Sample April 16, 1946 Hazen, Prairie County Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Ann Owen Sample |
| Children | Two daughters, Cleta and Brandi |
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Hot Springs, Garland County Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Little Rock University |
| Occupation | Owner of a pest-control business |
| Religion | United Methodist |
William H. "Bill" Sample (born April 16, 1946) is the operator of a pest-control business in Hot Springs in Garland County in west central Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. Since January 2013, he has represented Senate District 14, which includes Garland and Saline counties.
Sample was born in Hazen in Prairie County in east central Arkansas. He attended a year of instruction at Little Rock University, during the time that the institution was private. He is self-employed in the resort city of Hot Springs. Sample and his wife, the former Betty Ann Owen (born 1956), have two daughters, Cleta and Brandi. He is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Sample was elected to the Senate in 2010 from District 19 to succeed the Democrat Terry Smith. He defeated another Democrat, Gene Shelby, 14,071 to 10,550 votes. In 2012, Sample was switched to District 14 through redistricting. His current term expires in 2016. From 2005 to 2011, he served in District 30 in the Arkansas House of Representatives, having been succeeded in that position by fellow Republican Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs.
Sample is vice chair of the Arkansas Legislative Council and a member of these Senate committees: (1) State Game and Fish Commission Oversight, (2) Budget, (3) Efficiency, (4) Legislative Joint Auditing, (5) Revenue and Tax, and (6) Public Retirement and Social Security Programs. He is affiliated with the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Council of State Governments.
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