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Kim HammerREPRepublican State Senator, District 16
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ARResidence (state)

Kim Hammer is a Missionary Baptist preacher and state legislator in Arkansas. He serves in the Arkansas Senate. He is a Republican. He hosts a weekly conservative talk radio show. Hammer was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for eight years before being elected to the state Senate in 2018. He lives in Benton, Arkansas. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas, Hammer was one of several Republican state legislators who sued Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a fellow Republican, over public health measures that he ordered to prevent the spread of the virus. An Arkansas judge dismissed the suit. In 2021, Hammer promoted Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen"; after Trump was impeached for a second time, wrote in a Facebook post that Democrats were "enemies" and called for "political war" to be waged against them. Hammer deleted the post after it garnered criticism.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
South Side High School
Trinity College and Seminary
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Senator
Arkansas State Senate
2019 - 2023
Assistant President Pro Tempore
Arkansas State Senate
2019 - 2021
Representative
Arkansas State House of Representatives
2010 - 2019
Chaplain
Saline Memorial Hospice
2006 - Current
Interim Manager
West Department Store
1977
Other Experience1 - 34 of 34
Director
Reward Saints
2006 - 2012
Regional Director
Arkansas Counseling Association
2006 - 2008
Member
First Baptist Church Benton
Member
Reward Sports Ministries
Member
Benton Booster Club
Chair
Ethics Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Co-Chair
Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Education Committee, Arkansas State Senate
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Joint Performance Review Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Human Services, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Litigation Reports Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Arkansas Legislative Council, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on House Planning, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member
Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health Services, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Personnel (Budget), Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on State Agencies, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Budget Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Charitable, Penal, and Correctional Institutions, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Joint Budget), Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Subcommittee on State Agencies and Reorganization, Arkansas State House of Reprsentatives