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Arkansas - Welcome our new lobbyist/legislative advocate to AROTA!! Taylor  Riddle is an independent lobbyist who has worked on a broad range of issues  that affect Arkansas. Riddle found his interest in

AROTA Lobbyist

Taylor Riddle is an independent legislative advocate working for the Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association, representing occupational therapists' interests with Arkansas lawmakers on scope of practice, licensure, and reimbursement issues, advocating for the profession at the state level. Mr. Riddle joined AROTA in 2020, bringing experience from federal, state, and local campaigns.


Arkansas Senators

Senator John Boozman

John Boozman

BOOZMAN, John, a Senator and a Representative from Arkansas; born in Shreveport, La., December 10, 1950; graduated from Northside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.; attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 1969-1972; graduated Southern College of Optometry, 1977; optometrist; business owner; rancher; member of the Rogers, Ark., school board; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Asa Hutchinson; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 20, 2001-January 3, 2011); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010; reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).

Senator Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom)a Senator and a Representative from Arkansas; born in Dardanelle, Yell County, Ark., May 13, 1977; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1998; attended Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif., 1998-1999; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2002; United States Army, 2004-2009; clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2002-2003; lawyer, private practice; management consultant; farmer; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2015); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2014; reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; chair, Republican Conference (2025-); chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).



Arkansas Representatives

Representative
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Arkansas, District 1

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Representative
J. French Hill

Arkansas, District 2

J. French Hill


Representative
Steve Womack

Arkansas, District 3

Steve Womack

Representative
Bruce Westerman

Arkansas, District 4 

Bruce Westerman