Nearly half of the state legislators who will convene at the State Capitol on Jan. 14 for the start of the 89th General Assembly maintain Twitter accounts. By our count, that includes 53 state representatives and 19 state senators*. Subscribe to a Twitter list of all of them here. Any legislators we missed? Send a note to lindseymillar@arktimes.com. Below, see a sample of the sorts of weighty topics on which legislators Tweet.
*We've added to this list since it was initially published.
Sen. Cecile Bledsoe, District 3: @Cecilebledsoe
Sen. Jonathan Dismang, District 28: @dismang
Sen. Joyce Elliott, District 31: @Joyce4Congress (inactive)
Sen. Jane English, District 34: @JaneEnglish2012
Sen. Bart Hester, District 1: @BartHester
Sen. Bruce Holland, District 6: @SenatorHolland
Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, District 33: @JeremyHSentate and @jyhutchinson (both inactive)
Sen. Keith Ingram, District 24: @KeithIngramAR
Sen. Missy Irvin, District 18: @ARSenMissyIrvin
Sen. Johnny Key, District 17: @SenatorJKey
Sen. Bryan King, District 5: @BryanBKing
Sen. Michael Lamoureux, District 16: @Sen_Lamoureux
Sen. Bruce Maloch, District 12: @bmaloch
Sen. Jason Rapert, District 35: @jasonrapert and @RapertSenate
Sen. David J. Sanders, District 15: @David_J_Sanders
Sen. Gary Stubblefield, District 6: @G_Stubblefield
Sen. Robert Thompson, District 20: @Thompson72450
Sen. Eddie Joe Williams, District 29: @eddiejoe4senate
Sen. Jon Woods, District 7: @Jon_Woods
Rep. Randy Alexander, District 88: @RepRandy88
Rep. Denny Altes, District 76: @DennyAltes
Rep. Eddie Armstrong, District 37: @EArmstrong2012
Rep. John Baine, District 7: @Baine4Arkansas and @johnbaine
Rep. Duncan Baird, District 96: @DuncanBaird
Rep. Bob Ballinger, District 97: @Bob_Ballinger
Rep. Nate Bell, District 20: @NateBell4AR
Rep. Mark Biviano, District 46: @MarkBiviano
Rep. Ken Bragg, District 15: @Bragg4StateRep
Rep. David L. Branscum, District 83: @DLBranscum
Rep. John Burris, District 98, @john_burris
Rep. Davy Carter, District 43, @DavyCarter
Rep. Ann Clemmer, District 23, @AnnClemmer
Rep. Charlie Collins, District 84, @CollinsARK and @elephantnews1
Rep. Harold Copenhaver, District 58, @VoteCopeAR58
Rep. Bruce Cozart, District 24, @RepBruceCozart
Rep. Andy Davis, District 31, @AndyDavis4HD31
Rep. Charlotte Vining Douglas, District 75, @douglas4ark
Rep. Joe Farrer, District 44: @Joe_Farrer
Rep. Deborah Ferguson, District 51, @Ferguson4Ark (no Tweets yet)
Rep. Charlene Fite, District 80, @charlenefitear
Rep. Bill Gossage, District 82, @BillGossage
Rep. Kim Hammer, District 28, @KimDavidHammer
Rep. Justin T. Harris, District 81, @harris4staterep
Rep. Douglas House, District 40, @house4thehouse
Rep. Lane Jean, District 2: @JeanForStateRep (inactive)
Rep. Joe Jett, District 56, @joe_jett
Rep. Patti Julian, District 38, @PattiJulian
Rep. Allen Kerr, District 32, @RepAllenKerr
Rep. David Kizzia, District 26, @DavidKizzia
Rep. Andrea Lea, District 71, @RepAndreaLea
Rep. Greg Leding, District 86, @G @gregleding
Rep. Kelley Linck, District 99, @KelleyLinck
Rep. Mark Lowery, District 39: @OnTheMark2012
Rep. James McLean, District 63: @RepJamesMcLean
Rep. David Meeks, District 70: @DavidMeeks
Rep. Stephen Meeks, District 67: @RepStephenMeeks
Rep. Josh Miller, District 66: @Josh_Miller66
Rep. Micah S. Neal, District 89, @MicahNeal2012
Rep. Jim Nickels, District 41: @NickelsJim (protected)
Rep. Terry Rice, District 21: @TerryRice6
Rep. Warwick Sabin, District 33, @warwicksabin
Rep. Matthew Shepherd, District 6: @Matt_J_Shepherd
Rep. Nate Steel, District 19: @Nate_Steel
Rep. Tommy Thompson, District 65: @tt4rep
Rep. Wes Wagner, District 54: @wagnerlawmanila
Rep. John W. Walker, District 34: @JohnWalker4rep inactive
Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, District 8: @texas0799 (Curious Twitter handle for someone who, according to his official bio, is a lifelong resident of Hermitage, Ark.)
Rep. Bruce Westerman, District 22: @bruce_westerman
Rep. David Whitaker, District 85: @arkansas3rd
Rep. Darrin Williams, District 36: @repwilliams
Rep. Richard Womack, District 18: @WomackRichard
Rep. Marshall Wright, District 49: @wright_marshall
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