Andrew Collins | |
State House: | Arkansas |
State: | Arkansas |
District: | 73rd |
Term Start: | January 9, 2023 |
State House1: | Arkansas |
District1: | 35th |
Term Start1: | January 14, 2019 |
Term End1: | January 9, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Clarke Tucker |
Successor1: | Milton Nicks Jr. (redistricting) |
Predecessor: | Mary Bentley |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Name: | Andrew Joseph Collins III |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1983 |
Spouse: | Meghan Hauer Collins |
Children: | 3 |
Andrew Joseph Collins III (born September 7, 1983) is an American politician who is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing the 35th district in Pulaski County. Collins is a member of the Democratic Party.
Collins won the Democratic nomination for State Representative on May 22, 2018, defeating Annie Depper, 69 percent to 31 percent.[1]
He was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 60 percent of the vote over 38 percent for Republican nominee Judith Goodson and 2 percent for Libertarian William J. Barger.[2]
Collins was unopposed for re-election in 2020.[3] Following the 2020 elections, Collins was redistricted to the 73rd district. He won his first election in the 73rd district in the 2022 election, where he received 58.98% of the vote against Republican challenger John Wickliffe.[4] He is running unopposed in the 2024 elections.