Andrew Collins (politician)
American politician (born 1983)
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Andrew Joseph Collins III (born September 7, 1983) is an American politician who is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing the 35th district in Pulaski County. Collins is a member of the Democratic Party.
Andrew Collins | |
|---|---|
| Minority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tippi McCullough |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Bentley |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Clarke Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Milton Nicks Jr. (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Joseph Collins III September 7, 1983 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Meghan Hauer |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Political career
Elections
Collins won the Democratic nomination for State Representative on May 22, 2018, defeating Annie Depper, 69 percent to 31 percent.[1]
He was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 60 percent of the vote over 38 percent for Republican nominee Judith Goodson and 2 percent for Libertarian William J. Barger.[2]
Collins was unopposed for re-election in 2020.[3] Following the 2020 elections, Collins was redistricted to the 73rd district. He won his first election in the 73rd district in the 2022 election, where he received 58.98% of the vote against Republican challenger John Wickliffe.[4] He ran unopposed in the 2024 elections. He was elected as minority leader for the 2025 legislative session.[5]
