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Mary Bentley's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (AR) - District 54

Full Name:

Mary Bentley

Gender:

Female

Family:

Divorced; 3 Children

Birth Date:

12/26/1961

Birth Place:

Massachusetts

Home City:

Perryville, AR

Religion:

Christian

BS, Nursing, Harding University, 1983

Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 73, 2014-2023

Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 54, 2023-Present

Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 73, 2020

Former Member, Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Legislative Oversight Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Arkansas Legislative Council Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Girls State Committee, Arkansas State House of Representative

Former Member, Governor's Emergency Fund Review Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Executive Subcommittee (Joint Legislative Auditing), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Lottery Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Medicaid, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Agencies Subcommittee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on House Planning, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Services, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Local Government Personnel, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Medicaid, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Parks and Tourism, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on State Agencies, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Member, Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Vice-Chair, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Owner, Bentley Plastics, 1983-present

Former Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Arkansas Children's Hospital

Former Director of Nursing, Perry County Nursing Center

Co-Founder/Council President, National Association of Christian Lawmakers, present

Member, Perry County Right to Life, present

Member, New Life Fellowship Church

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