Andrew Collins (politician)

Andrew Collins
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 73rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Mary Bentley
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 35th district
In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Clarke Tucker
Succeeded by	Milton Nicks Jr. (redistricting)
Personal details
Born	Andrew Joseph Collins III (1983-09-07) September 7, 1983 (age 41)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Meghan Hauer Collins
Children	3

Andrew Joseph Collins III (born September 7, 1983) is an American politician who is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing the 35th district in Pulaski County. Collins is a member of the Democratic Party.

Political career

Elections

Collins won the Democratic nomination for State Representative on May 22, 2018, defeating Annie Depper, 69 percent to 31 percent.[1]

He was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 60 percent of the vote over 38 percent for Republican nominee Judith Goodson and 2 percent for Libertarian William J. Barger.[2]

Collins was unopposed for re-election in 2020.[3] Following the 2020 elections, Collins was redistricted to the 73rd district. He won his first election in the 73rd district in the 2022 election, where he received 58.98% of the vote against Republican challenger John Wickliffe.[4] He is running unopposed in the 2024 elections.

References

1. Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (22 May 2018). "Arkansas Primary Election Results - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
2. "Arkansas Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
3. "Arkansas Candidate Filings - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
4. "State Representative District 73 - Election Night Results". scytl.us. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.