Kendon Underwood

Kendon Underwood
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 90th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byJana Della Rosa
Personal details
BornArkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BA, JD)

Kendon R. Underwood is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 90th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021.

Early life and education

Underwood was born and raised in Arkansas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law.[1][2]

Career

In 2014, Underwood served as a judicial extern for the Arkansas 19th Judicial Circuit West. In 2015 and 2016, he was an attorney at the Slinkard Law Firm in Rogers, Arkansas. From 2016 to 2018, he was an associate attorney at the Woodard Law Group in Bentonville, Arkansas. Since 2018, he has worked as corporate counsel at J. B. Hunt. Underwood was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.[3]

Personal life

Underwood lives in Cave Springs, Arkansas.[4]

References

  1. ^ "House Districts with a Primary Race in 2020, Part Two". Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ "NWA Candidates' biographical information". Arkansas Online. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ Roberts, Adam (2020-11-04). "Voters elect Kendon Underwood to Arkansas State House". KHBS. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ "Kendon Underwood Wins District 90 Republican Primary". KHBS. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-10-27.