Preceded by Paul Bookout Preceded by Mark Pate Political party Republican Party Succeeded by Eddie Williams Education Harding University | Preceded by John Capps Name Jonathan Dismang Preceded by Eddie Williams Succeeded by Jeremy Gillam | |
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Jonathan Dismang (born July 30, 1979, in Maynard in Randolph County in northeastern Arkansas) is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. A resident of Beebe in White County near Little Rock, he has since 2013 represented Senate District 28. From 2011 to 2013, he represented Senate District 29, which then included parts of White, Pulaski, and Faulkner counties.
Beginning in 2015, Dismang was named Senate President Pro Tempore; he replaced Michael Lamoureux, who instead became the chief of staff to Governor Asa Hutchinson.
Dismang is a graduate of the Church of Christ-affiliated Harding University in Searcy in White County. He is chief financial officer of Whitwell and Ryles Real Estate Investments, LLC, and owns a cattle company. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives before he was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2010.
Another state senator, Republican Jason Rapert, was reared in Maynard but represents District 35, which includes his residence in Perry County.