Dan Greenberg
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Dan Greenberg is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Greenberg, who lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, represents legislative district 31 in Arkansas, which includes portions of Pulaski and Saline counties.
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[edit] Family and education
Greenberg is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Paul Greenberg of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.[1]
Greenberg received a B.A. (honors) in philosophy from Brown University, an M.A. in philosophy from Bowling Green State University, and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. While a law student, he served as chief Articles Editor of the Law Review. He also studied law for a year at the University of Chicago.
[edit] Career
Greenberg was an analyst for the conservative Heritage Foundation, a writer for the libertarian Cato Institute, and a teacher at the high school and college level in the fields of philosophy, political science, and computer programming. He published over 100 articles on government and public policy in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals, including the New York Times, National Review, the Monist, and the Ohio State Law Journal.
As policy director for the former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, Greenberg was named to Arkansas Business "40 under 40" list of leaders in business and government. He runs his own communications firm, is a former teacher at the Arkansas Governor's School for the Gifted and Talented, is senior editor of the academic journal Critical Review and a law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's W.H. Bowen School of Law. [2]
[edit] Politics
When Greenberg ran for the state legislature in 2006, he was endorsed by his own state legislator, Jeremy Hutchinson, who was prohibited by term limits for running for reelection. Greenberg and Hutchinson had run against each other for the seat in 1999 as primary opponents, an election that Hutchinson won. In May and June of 2006, Greenberg placed first in the district's hotly-contested primary and runoff and was elected to succeed Jeremy Hutchinson in the legislative seat for which the two had once competed.
When he was first elected in June 2006, at the age of 40, he had already served most of two terms as a county legislator on Pulaski County's Quorum Court.
Greenberg serves on the Public Transportation and State Agencies committees. He is the vice-chairman of the State Agencies subcommittee on Constitutional Issues.
Greenberg made national news[3] when he proposed the "Edifice Complex Prevention Act" barring naming public facilities after living people. "In the old days we had a tradition of waiting to judge a person's whole life before we named a building after them," said Greenberg.[3]
Greenberg announced his re-election bid in January 2008.[2] Greenberg's candidacy is unopposed and, barring the entry of a write-in candidate, he will be automatically re-elected to a second term.
[edit] Personal
He is married to Marjorie and is the father of two children, Jacob and Robert.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Paul Greenberg (2007-01-12). My son, the legislator.
- ^ a b LR state lawmaker to seek re-election (2008-01-29).
- ^ a b John Stossel (2007-03-21). What's in a Building's Name? A Lot of Tax Dollars. 20/20, ABC News.
