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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Jay Dickey |
| Address |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
December 14, 1939
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| Died | April 20, 2017
(77 years)
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| Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
| Last Modifed | RP
Apr 21, 2017 03:39pm |
| Tags |
Caucasian - Married - Christian - Methodist - Protestant - Straight -
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| Info | Jay Dickey was born in Pine Bluff. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School. He attended Hendrix College, then transferred to the University of Arkansas on a full basketball scholarship. But he contracted polio in the spring of 1960.
Upon recovery, he joined the tennis team, married and entered law school. He got his bachelor's degree in 1961 and his law degree in 1963. He returned to Pine Bluff to practice law with his father.
Dickey was Pine Bluff's city attorney from 1968-1970.
He is on the state board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and once was president of the Pine Bluff Jaycees. He is also a member of the University of Arkansas system's board of trustees.
Dickey has a family history of political involvement. Both his uncle, Hendrix Rowell, and his grandfather, Alex H. Rowell, were state senators.
Profile
Jay Dickey was first elected U.S. Representative for south Arkansas' 4th Congressional District in 1992. He served for eight years before losing by less than 4,000 votes to Democrat Mike Ross in 2000, and decided to try to reclaim the seat. Dickey was the first Republican elected to represent that district.
At the end of the 2000 campaign season, Dickey spent time touting and showing the district what kind of money and projects he could bring in, but it wasn't enough to keep the seat.
While in Congress, Dickey served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, and has said House Republican leadership promised that his committee position and seniority will be restored if he is re-elected.
Since leaving Congress, Dickey has worked as a private consultant. Dickey said his work consists of helping people gain access to politicians and federal agencies and covers topics such as transportation, navigation and education.
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Jay Dickey was first elected U.S. Representative for the 4th District in 1992. He won re-election in 1994, 1996 and 1998. Dickey lost in 2000 to Mike Ross by 3,778 votes.
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