Julie Mayberry

Julie Ann Mayberry (née Weidner; born July 17, 1971) is an advertising executive from Hensley, Arkansas, who serves as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 27, which includes Saline and Pulaski counties in central Arkansas.

Julie Mayberry
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 27th district
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byAndy Mayberry
Personal details
Born (1971-07-17) July 17, 1971
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Andy Mayberry
Children4
ResidenceHensley, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma materEmerson College (BS)
WebsiteState House website

Background

Julie Mayberry was born on July 17, 1971, in Plantation, Florida. She holds a degree in Communications and Broadcast Journalism with a minor field in Theater from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She works with her husband in the fields of Communications and Journalism. She is a former president of the Little Rock South Lions International.[1]

The Mayberrys own the Mayberry Advertising Agency and The East Ender newspaper in East End, Arkansas, in Saline County. They previously produced the Christian publications, The Spirit of Saline County and The Spirit Magazine, distributed to residents without charge. Mrs. Mayberry is a former co-host in Little Rock of KATV-TV's Daybreak morning news program and is director of the "I CAN!" dance program for special-needs children. The Mayberrys are members of East Union Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock.[2] They reside in Hensley near Little Rock with their four daughters.[1]

Arkansas House of Representatives

In January 2015, Julie Ann Mayberry succeeded her husband, Andy, in the position. After four years in the State House, Andy Mayberry left the representative's position to run unsuccessfully in 2014 for lieutenant governor.[3] He lost the Republican primary election on May 20, 2014 to U.S. Representative Tim Griffin of Arkansas's 2nd congressional district.[4]

References
  1. "Julie Mayberry". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. "Andy Mayberry". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. "Mayberry announces bid for lieutenant governor, August 23, 2013". arkansasonline.com. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  4. "Arkansas Primary Election Results, May 20, 2014". KATV. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
Arkansas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Andy Mayberry		 Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 27th district
2015–present		 Incumbent
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