Greg Leding

Greg Leding (born April 10, 1978) is a Democrat who since 2011 has represented Fayetteville in the Arkansas House of Representatives. He currently serves the 86th district in Fayetteville. From 2011 to 2013, he represented District 92, which was renumbered following redistricting in 2011. He served as Minority Leader from November 2012 until June 2014.

Leding currently serves on the House Committee on Education, the House Committee on Insurance and Commerce, the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC), and other committees. He serves as House Chair of the ALC Higher Education Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the House Insurance Subcommittee. He has previously served as House Chair of the ALC Hospital and Medicaid Study Subcommittee and the Legislative Task Force on Sustainable Building Design and Practices; Chair of the House Labor and Environment Subcommittee; and Vice Chair of the House Human Services Subcommittee.

During his first term, Leding passed The Jason Flatt Act, a measure to reduce youth suicide in Arkansas. During his second term, Leding worked to pass a bipartisan package of bills to prevent human trafficking in Arkansas. Other legislative achievements in 2013 include The Landowner Notification Act, a measure to protect landowners living in the Fayetteville Shale, as well as legislation 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 Veterans Caucus, the Arkansas Education 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. In May 2015, he was named to the NCSL Legislative Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs.

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, defeating Republican Brian Scott.^[5] Leding ran unopposed for a third term in 2014^[6] and is running unopposed for his fourth term in 2016.

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