Reginald Murdock
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Reginald Murdock
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|state_senate = Arkansas
|district = 9th
|term_start = January 9, 2023
|term_end =
|predecessor = redistricted
|successor =
|state_house2 = Arkansas
|district2 = 48th
|prior_term2 = (Previously 52nd District)
|term_start2 = January 2011
|term_end2 = January 9, 2023
|predecessor2 = Nancy Blount
|successor2 = redistricted
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|29}}
|birth_place = South Bend, Indiana
|death_date =
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|nationality = American
|party = Democratic
|spouse =
|children =
|residence = Marianna, Arkansas
|alma_mater = University of Arkansas
|profession =
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|website =
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Reginald Murdock{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27965 |title= Reginald Murdock's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= April 16, 2014}} (born April 29, 1966) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate. Murdock previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023.
Political career
On April 1, 2020, Murdock became the first Arkansas state legislator to test positive for COVID-19.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/apr/02/arkansas-legislator-states-he-has-virus/|title=Arkansas legislator states he has virus; test pending for 2nd lawmaker|date=2 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020|language=en|url-status=live|website=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|last1=Mortiz|first1=John|last2=Wickline|first2=Michael|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403162314/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/apr/02/arkansas-legislator-states-he-has-virus/|archive-date=3 April 2020}}
Elections
- 2012 Redistricted to District 48, and with Republican Representative Davy Carter redistricted to District 43, Murdock was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary{{cite web |url= http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/39376/83979/en/summary.html |title= Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 16, 2014}} and the November 6, 2012 General election.{{cite web |url= http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/42843/113233/en/summary.html |title= Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 16, 2014}}
- 2004 When Representative John Eason left the Legislature and left the seat open, Murdock ran in the 2004 Democratic Primary, but lost to Nancy Blount, who was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election.
- 2010 When Representative Blount left the Legislature and left the seat open, Murdock won the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 2,819 votes (61.8%),{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=211&contestid=154 |title= 2010 Preferential Primary Election |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 16, 2014}} won the June 8 runoff election with 1,812 votes (50.4%),{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=221&contestid=14 |title= 2010 General Primary (Runoff) Election |publisher= Secretary of State of Arkansas |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |accessdate= April 16, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election.
References
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External links
- [http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/283/Reginald-Murdock Official page] at the Arkansas House of Representatives
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 27965 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Reginald_Murdock Reginald Murdock] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=24680 Reginald Murdock] at OpenSecrets
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Category:African-American state legislators in Arkansas
Category:Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly
Category:People from Marianna, Arkansas
Category:University of Arkansas alumni
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
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