Gary Stubblefield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American farmer and politician
Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1951
Place of Birth: Charleston, Arkansas, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Gary Stubblefield
- Gary Don Stubblefield (born February 28, 1951) is a farmer from rural Branch in Franklin County in western Arkansas, who has been since 2013 a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate.
- His District 6 encompasses Franklin, Johnson, Logan, and Yell counties, including the cities of Booneville, Ozark, and Clarksville.
- From 2011 to 2013, he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 67 in Franklin County.Stubblefield graduated in 1969 from County Line High School in Branch, Arkansas.
- He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville at Fayetteville, where he played football from 1969 to 1971 for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
- A dairy farmer, Stubblefield owns Valley View Farms in Branch.
- He formerly served as a member of the County Line School Board and on the Franklin County Quorum Court, equivalent to the county commission in most states.
- He and his wife, Kathi Lynn Stubblefield, have two children.Stubblefield was elected to the state Senate on November 6, 2012, when he defeated Democrat John Paul Wells, a furniture store owner and a former member of the Arkansas House from Paris in Logan County, who was allied with Governor Mike Beebe.An anti-abortion legislator, Stubblefield voted to ban abortions after twenty weeks of gestation or whenever a fetal heartbeat is determined.
- He voted to declare the death of a fetus as a felony in certain situations.
- Stubblefield explained, "As someone born and raised in rural Arkansas, I understand the importance of conservative family values.
- I have stood up for the rights of the unborn child, and I will always protect their rights as a state senator."As a representative, Stubblefield voted to allow university and college staff to carry concealed weapons on campus.
- He voted to require picture identification for voting.
- He voted to allow the sale in Arkansas of unpasteurized whole milk.
- He voted for a spending cap on state spending that passed the House by two votes.
- In 2011, he opposed a proposed ban on using cell phones while driving through school zones and work zones.In 2013, Senator Stubblefield voted for a Republican bill to amend state income taxes.
- He supported legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan.
- He voted to test recipients of unemployment compensation for narcotics.
- He also voted to reduce benefits to the unemployed.
- Stubblefield did not vote on a failed proposal to require a racial-impact statement regarding crimes.
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