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Jim Lendall

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Jim Lendall
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byBob Keltner
Succeeded byPam Adcock
Constituency
  • 52nd district (1999–2003)
  • 35th district (2003–2005)
In office
January 9, 1989 – January 14, 1991
Preceded byGeorge Wimberly
Succeeded byPhil Wyrick
Constituency61st district
Personal details
Born
James Everett Lendall

(1947-03-20) March 20, 1947 (age 78)
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 1998)
Education
Occupation
  • Nurse
  • activist
  • politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1969–1971

James Everett Lendall (born March 20, 1947) is an American politician, activist, and nurse. Lendall was the 2010 Green Party candidate for Arkansas governor.

Lendall, a former State Representative from Little Rock, was elected to four terms in the state legislature as both a Democrat and an independent.[1] Lendall finished fourth in the 2006 gubernatorial race with 12,593 votes for 1.7% of the total vote.[2]

Early life and education

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James Lendall was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1947.[3] Lendall served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history in 1974 and from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1985.

He worked at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and is currently a registered nurse at Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Lendall joined the Green Party of Arkansas in 2005[4] and is currently one of the party's two representatives on the Green National Committee.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Echo - Jim Lendall". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "Arkansas Secretary of State". www.ark.org.
  3. ^ "James (Jim) Lendall Papers, 1963-1983", UALR.MS.0063. University of Arkansas Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Koon, David (January 29, 2009). "Mr. Carroll goes to Little Rock". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "arkgreens". arkgreens.kk5.org.

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