Tommy Land

Land was born in Haines City, Florida. While in high school (circa 1972), he and his family moved to Heber Springs, Arkansas, the county seat of Cleburne County in the north central part of the state.^[3] Land graduated from Heber Springs High School.^[4]

After completing his education, Land began a career with Southwestern Bell.^[4] Land had an early interest in real estate and bought his first home at age 19 after persuading a judge to grant him "adult" status to sign the real estate contract.^[3]

Land became involved in politics in the early 2010s. In a 2016 interview, he said he was serving as the chairman of the first district for the Arkansas Republican Party.^[4] Land was one of six Arkansas Republican presidential electors for Donald Trump and Mike Pence in the 2016 Electoral College.^[5] In a Family Council survey of 2018 Arkansas candidates, Land said as Commissioner of State Lands he would "encourage all state offices to look for ways to make government more effective and less expensive."^[6]

Land's bid to be the Republican candidate for Land Commissioner was uncontested in the 2018 primary after Alex Ray, from Bryant, dropped out of the race in February.^[7][8] Land faced Democrat Larry Williams in the general election and won with 60 percent of the vote.^[9] Land again was the Republican candidate for Land Commissioner in 2022, and he was elected on November 8.^[2]