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  • Comment: And so . . . what about him? Has his behavior (voting record, etc) been so bland that nobody has commented? Hoary (talk) 10:06, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
I haven't come across anything profound or unusual that anyone said about him User:Hoary, you know what the saying is about opinions, but he is notable as a state legislator and President of the Arkansas Senate he is notable. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:19, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
FloridaArmy, when I asked the question, I didn't know the answer. Now I do. Answer: No, it has not. This encyclopedia entry (already cited) shows that Bradford was no milquetoast. Sample: "As an Arkansas legislator, Bradford was the primary sponsor of the Tobacco Settlement Funding Bill, a law that made Arkansas the only state to use its settlement funds for healthcare." And there's plenty more. -- Hoary (talk) 23:57, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Yes, There certainly is User:Hoary. I am cautious about how much I include from any one source. But different editors have different standards. By all means expand. But let's not putter around in draftspace. This is clearly a notable subject. Thanks for taking an interest in it. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Jay T. Bradford should link here

Jay T. Bradford (born April 30, 1940) is an insurance businessman and politician in Arkansas.[1] He served in the Arkansas Senate 1983-2000 serving as President of the Arkansas Senate 1999-2000 and then served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2000 until 2007.

Biography

Bradford was born April 30, 1940 Little Rock, Arkansas to J. Turner Bradford and Chrystal Jacobs Bradford and was one of four children.[1] When he was eight he and his siblings move to live wit relatives in Paris, Arkansas after his month died.[1] He was educated in Subiaco Academy followed by Henderson State University where obtained a bachelors degree in economics and psychology in 1963.[1]

He worked in insurance and was the founder and chairman of the First Arkansas Insurance Group as well as being president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas.[1]

Bradford started his political career as an alderman in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1] Then he ran for a seat in the Arkansas Senate as a Democrat in 1982 and won, a position he would serve from 1983 to 2000[2][3] before being term limited out.[4] In his final years in the senate in he served as President of the Arkansas Senate in 1999/2000.[2] He then served in the Arkansas House after running unopposed[4] serving from 2000 until 2007..[1] He has also been appointed as a state official and served as a state commissioner of insurance.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Pruden, William H. "Jay T. Bradford (1940–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. ^ a b "Senator Jay Bradford (1983-2000)". Arkansas Senate.
  3. ^ "Senator Jay Bradford". Arkansas State Legislature.
  4. ^ a b "Fewer turned out for the runoffs than primaries". The Daily World. 14 June 2000. p. 3. Retrieved 10 June 2023. Open access icon


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