Greg Leding

Greg Leding is a Democrat who since 2011 has been a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He represents the 86th district in Fayetteville. He served as Minority Leader from November 2012 until June 2014. From 2011 to 2013, he represented District 92, which was renumbered following redistricting in 2011.

Leding has served on a number of committees, including the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development, the House Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas Legislative Council, and others. He currently serves on the House Committee on Education and the House Committee on Insurance and Commerce.

During his first term Leding worked to pass The Jason Flatt Act, a measure meant to reduce youth suicide in Arkansas. During his second term, Leding worked to pass a bipartisan package of bills meant to prevent human trafficking in Arkansas. Other legislative achievements in 2013 include The Landowner Notification Act, a measure meant to protect landowners living in the Fayetteville Shale, as well as a bill meant to better protect the Buffalo River. In 2015, bills passed by Leding included the Student Online Personal Information and Protection Act and a bill to help the families of firefighters who die of job-related cancers.

Leding is a member of the Arkansas Legislative Hunger Caucus, the Arkansas Sportsmen's Caucus, and the Arkansas Aerospace Caucus.

From August 2012 until August 2014, Leding served as a vice chair of the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).^[1] He was elected to the NCSL Executive Committee in August 2014.

Leding graduated from Springdale High School in 1996 and in 2001 received a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.^[2][3]

Public service career

State House

Leding first ran for the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2010, when he defeated J. W. "Bill" Ramsey in the Democratic Primary.^[4] He won re-election in 2012 by beating back a challenge from Republican Brian Scott.^[5] Leding announced for re-election to a third term on November 1, 2013,^[6] and was unopposed.

Leding has been honored with many awards and recognitions during his time in the Arkansas House of Representatives, including the first "John Logan Burrow Democratic Leadership Award" from the Washington County Democrats, the "Distinguished Legislator" from AARP Arkansas, "Distinguished Legislator" from the Arkansas Municipal League, "Champion Legislator" from the Public Policy Panel, "Champion of Advanced Energy" from the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association, "Elected Public Official of the Year" from the Arkansas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the "Community Distinction Award" from Arkansas Support Network, and more.^[7] In January 2013, Leding was listed among the "Top 10 Legislators to Watch" by Talk Business Arkansas.^[8] In May 2013, Leding was listed among the "Talk Business Arkansas' Top 10 State Legislators" by Talk Business Arkansas.^[9]

References

External links

• Official website
• Representative Greg Leding: District 86 at The Arkansas State Legislature