John Baine to seek District 7 Seat in Arkansas House of Representatives

November 16, 2011

El Dorado, Arkansas – John Baine announced today that he is a candidate in the race for the Arkansas House of Representatives District #7.  “My focus is to help bring in new jobs to the district by working through the State of Arkansas to assist small businesses,” Baine said. “We must find new avenues for employment through natural resources and through new technologies to be competitive.  We have seen an erosion of traditional manufacturing and poultry jobs that has led us to re-examine natural resources as a way to create new opportunities for income,” Baine stated.  He will work to make our state laws and regulations favorable to create new jobs and will work to offer more educational opportunities and new ways to recruit and retain jobs and families to the district to meet these new service needs. 

John Baine is a lifelong resident of south Arkansas and is in his sixth term as a Justice of the Peace on the Union County Quorum Court representing District Two. He also serves as the Union County Delegate to the Arkansas Association of Quorum Courts; the state association of Quorum Courts. Baine is an accountant with Murphy Oil Corporation and resides in El Dorado. 

John Baine has experience as a national award-winning President of the El Dorado Junior Chamber, the Jaycees and was President of the Arkansas Junior Chamber.  He is a National Vice-President of the United States Junior Chamber for 2011 where he serves as an advisor to seven Junior Chamber state organizations on issues that include community and economic development. 

Baine was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Advisory Committee.  The committee works with Arkansas State Parks on future development of the Museum of Natural Resources. He also serves on the Board of the Arkansas State University Alumni Association. 

Baine also has a family land business in south Arkansas. He is married to Jennifer Baine, an Assistant Professor at South Arkansas Community College and they attend First Presbyterian Church of El Dorado.

District 7 includes portions of Union, Ouachita and Calhoun counties and is being vacated by Representative Garry Smith.

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