Vivian Flowers Explained

Vivian Flowers
Office:Mayor-elect of Pine Bluff
Term Start:TBD
Succeeding:Shirley Washington
State House1:Arkansas
District1:65th
Term Start1:January, 2014
Predecessor1:Delia Haak
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA, MA)

Vivian Flowers is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She serves in the Arkansas House of Representatives and is a Democrat. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[1] She lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1]

She made a statement for the 50th anniversary of the Arkansas ACLU applauding its work and noting "Our rights are under attack."[2]

She and another politician who is African American were involved in an incident where police were called and a complaint filed in 2020. She has called for various police reforms after the incident.[3] She has represented Districts 17 and 65 in the Arkansas House since 2015.[4]

Flowers did not run for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2024, opting instead to run for mayor of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[5] Flowers defeated incumbent mayor Shirley Washington in the Democratic primary runoff in April 2024,[6] and defeated Libertarian John Fenley in the general election on November 5, 2024.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vivian Flowers - Arkansas House of Representatives. www.arkansashouse.org.
  2. Web site: Vivian Flowers: 50 Years of Legislative Support. November 9, 2019. ACLU of Arkansas.
  3. Web site: State Rep. Vivian Flowers pursues policing changes after being approached by officers with guns drawn. February 11, 2020. Arkansas Online.
  4. Web site: Representative Vivian Flowers (D) - Arkansas State Legislature. www.arkleg.state.ar.us.
  5. News: State Representative Vivian Flowers to seek Pine Bluff's mayor spot. November 7, 2023. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 25, 2024.
  6. News: Derby . Caroline . Vivian Flowers wins Democratic primary run-off for Pine Bluff mayor . November 20, 2024 . KARK . April 3, 2024.
  7. News: Kienlen . Alex . Vivian Flowers defeats John Fenley in race for Pine Bluff mayor . November 20, 2024 . KARK . November 6, 2024.