Vivian Flowers
| Vivian Laveda Flowers | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
|
Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Hank Wilkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1969 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | African-American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Arkansas, USA |
| Alma mater |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| Occupation | Diversity officer at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock |
| Religion | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
- For the African-American state senator from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, see Stephanie Flowers,
Vivian Laveda Flowers (born c. 1969)[1] is a personnel specialist and politician, a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 17, which includes a portion of Jefferson County. [2]
She works as a diversity officer at the UAMS Medical Center in the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas. A resident of Pine Bluff, she is also in the south central section of her state.
Flowers holds a degree in Political Science and Technical Writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She received a master's degree from the Clinton School of Public Service, also in Little Rock. She is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.[2]
Political career
In 2014, Flowers was nominated by the Democratic Party and elected without opposition in House District 17 to succeed her fellow African-American Democrat Hank Wilkins, who was term limited.[3] Flowers sits on committees for Revenue and Taxation; and Aging, Children, and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs.[2]
In February 2015, Flowers was among twenty legislators who opposed House Bill 1228, authored by Republican Bob Ballinger of Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas.[4] The measure sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.[5] Flowers's colleague, Representative Camille Bennett, a Democrat from Lonoke, called for a reworking of the legislation[6] on the theory that the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test," which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.[4] The legislation was subsequently passed by a large margin in the House and signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson.[7]
Flowers formerly resided in San Bernardino, California and Takoma Park, Maryland, in suburban Washington, D.C., dates unavailable.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Vivian Laveda Flowers". inteliius.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Vivian Flowers". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "District 17". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences". Little Rock, Arkansas: Fox Channel 16. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "HB 1228". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar". Atlantic Broadband. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled". Little Rock: KTHV-TV. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
| Preceded by Hank Wilkins |
Arkansas State Representative for District 17 (Jefferson County) Vivian Laveda Flowers |
Succeeded by Incumbent |