500 Woodlane Street, Suite 320
Little Rock, AR 72201-1090
P.O. Box 1445
Fayetteville, AR 72702
Full Name:
Gregory 'Greg' Awen Leding
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Emily; 1 Child
Birth Date:
04/10/1978
Home City:
Springdale, AR
Religion:
Catholic
Bachelor's, Marketing Management, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1996-2001
Minority Leader, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 4, 2019-2023
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 30, 2023-Present
Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 86, 2010-2019
Minority Leader, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2012-2015
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council - Hospital and Medicaid Joint Study Subcommittee
Member, Children and Youth Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Joint Budget Committee
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Highway Commission Review and Advisory
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Review
Member, Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Joint Budget)
Former Member, Aging, Children And Youth, Legislative And Military Affairs, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Arkansas Legislative Council, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Data-Sharing and Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Girls State Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Girls State Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Claims, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Aging, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Hospital and Medicaid Study, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Income Taxes-Personal and Corporate, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Insurance, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Lottery Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Children and Youth Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Education Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Founder, The Heavy Favorites, 2012-present
Graphic/Web Designer, Fayetteville Public Schools, 2008-2010
Chair, Arkansas Chapter, Democratic Coalition Against Trump, 2016-present
Next Generation Facilitator, National Institute for Civil Discourse, 2015-present
Member, Board of Directors, Hope Cancer Resources Foundation, present
Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, present
Member, Task Force on Veterans and Military Affairs, National Conference of State Legislatures, present
Awards:
2011 Champion Legislator, Citizens First Congress
2016 Presidential Award, AGATE
2015 Community Health Center Champion, Community Clinic of NWA
2015 Outstanding State Legislator, Arkansas State Employees Association
2015 Arkansas State Firefighters Association Legislative Chair Award
2015 Kids Count Legislative Leadership Award for Family Economic Security
2015 Kids Count Legislative Leadership Award for Juvenile Justice
2011 Community Distinction Award, Arkansas Support Network
2011 Robert Putnam Social Capital Award, Living Liberally
2013 Elected Public Official of the Year, NASW (Arkansas Chapter)
2011 Kids Count Rising Star Award, Arkansas Kids Count Coalition
2013 Champion Legislator, Public Policy Panel
2013 Prophetic Leader Award, NWA Workers' Justice Center
2013 Champion of Advanced Energy, AAEA
2013 Distinguished Legislator, AARP Arkansas
2014 John Logan Burrow Democratic Leadership Award, Washington County Democrats
2013 Smoke-Free Advocate of the Year, NWA Tobacco-Free Coalition
2013 Distinguished Legislator, Arkansas Municipal League
Favorite Book:
Books by Robert Caro, William Goldman, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway, John Le Carre, Elmore Leonard, Cormac McCarthy, Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Quote:
"In war, morale is to the material as three to one." - Napoleon
"Fortune favors the bold."
"Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity." - Clausewitz
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Running, Hiking