John Paul Capps, Date of Birth

    

John Paul Capps

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1934

Profession: politician, news presenter, legislator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About John Paul Capps

  • John Paul Capps (born April 17, 1934) is one of the longest-serving members of the state legislature in Arkansas.Capps began his career in the late 1950s as a news anchor for KTHV, the CBS affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • He then moved to radio, working as a news announcer, DJ, and station manager at KWCB in Searcy, Arkansas.
  • He later started his own radio stations, KAPZ and KKSY.In November 1962, Capps was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives as a Democrat at the age of 28, making him one of the youngest representatives at that time.
  • In 1982, he was elected Speaker of the House.
  • In 1998, after 36 years of legislative service, he left the House due to term limits, which had recently been enacted by Arkansas voters.In 2002, Capps re-entered politics, running for the Arkansas State Senate, District 29 (parts of White, Pulaski, and Faulkner counties) and was elected, subsequently winning re-election in 2006.
  • While in the legislature, he served on a number of committees, including the Legislative Council; Rules and Regulations; Joint Audit; and Revenue and Taxation.
  • He also chaired several committees: Transportation, Technology, and Legislative Affairs; Advanced Communications and Information Technology; Economic and Taxation Policy; and the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance.
  • Capps worked on a number of initiatives, including a reform of the General Improvement Fund, which had previously encouraged legislators to treat the fund as a pork barrel.In 2005, the Arkansas Sierra Club called Capps a "hero for Arkansas' future" because his environmental voting record was adjudged the best in the Senate.
  • In 2007, Capps sponsored legislation to create a non-profit organization, Connect Arkansas, intended to expand the state's broadband coverage for health, education, and other economic development projects.
  • As in 1998, he left the legislature in 2010 due to term limits; after his retirement, Capps said that he believed one of his most important achievements was sponsoring legislation to fund the expansion of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences into a world-class medical center.

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