Jon Fitch (politician)

Jonathan Stuart "Jon" Fitch (June 8, 1950 – February 26, 2011)[1] was an American politician from Arkansas.

Biography

Fitch born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1973. He lived in Hindsville, Arkansas and a farmer. Fitch was a Democrat member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and member of the Arkansas State Senate;[2] All together, Fitch served 22 years in the Arkansas General Assembly, 18 of which were in the Senate.[3] In 2007, Fitch was appointed by then-Governor Mike Beebe to serve as the Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry commission, a position which he held until his passing in February 2011. Fitch was inducted into the Arkansas Agricultural Hall of Fame as part of Class XXV. He died at the University of Arkansas Medical Science in Little Rock, Arkansas.[4][5]

Notes
  1. Funeral of Jon Fitch Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2001/R/Pages/MemberProfile.aspx?member=Fitch
  3. https://www.arkansas.gov/senate/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=277
  4. https://www.arkansasaghalloffame.org/members/member/fitch-jon-s/
  5. Jonathan Stuart "Jon" Finch obituary


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