Kenneth Henderson

Kenneth Lee Henderson, known as Ken Henderson (born c. 1963),[1] is a real estate developer from Russellville, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 71 in Pope County in the north central portion of his state.[2]

Kenneth Lee "Ken" Henderson
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 71st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2015
Preceded by	Andrea Lea
Personal details
Born	c. 1963 Place of birth missing
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Divorced
Children	Three children
Residence	Russellville, Pope County Arkansas, USA
Alma mater	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Occupation	Real estate developer

Henderson graduated from the University of Arkansas in the capital city of Little Rock. He (born c. 1964), has three children. He is a Baptist and a member of Ducks Unlimited, the Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary International.[2] He previously lived in Little Rock, Benton, Bryant, and Ozone, Arkansas, dates unavailable.[1]

Henderson ran without opposition in both the Republican primary election and the general election for the legislative seat vacated by Andrea Lea, a fellow Republican who was instead elected Arkansas State Auditor on November 4, 2014 in the Republican sweep of state offices.[3] Henderson is assigned to the House committees on: (1) Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, and (2) City, County, and Local Affairs.[2]

In February 2015, Henderson joined dozens of his fellow Republicans to support House Bill 1228, sponsored by Bob Ballinger of Carroll County, which sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.[4] The measure passed the House, seventy-two to twenty.[5] One of the opponents, Democratic Representative Camille Bennett, a former city attorney for Lonoke, Arkansas, called for a reworking of the legislation.[6] Bennett claimed the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.[7] The measure was subsequently passed by a large margin in the House and signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Governor Hutchinson.[8]

References

1. "Kenneth L. Henderson". intelius.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
2. "Ken Henderson". arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
3. "District 71". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
4. "HB 1228". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
5. "HB 1228". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
6. "Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar". Atlantic Broadband. April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
7. "Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences". Little Rock, Arkansas: Fox Channel 16. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
8. "Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled". Little Rock: KTHV-TV. April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.