Jay Richardson

Jay Richardson (born January 30, 1971) is an American politician who has been a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 49th district in Sebastian County since 2019.

Political career On January 15, 2019, shortly after taking office, Richardson and fellow newcomer state representative Megan Godfrey (D-Springdale), responded to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson's State of the State address by issuing a statement urging him not to go through with his proposed 5.9% tax cuts and instead allocate more taxpayer money for highways and expanding pre-kindergarten education. Speaking for the state Democrats, Richardson also urged Hutchinson to support the Democrats proposal for the creation of a Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which the Democrats believe would go further to help working families.

Elections Richardson was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018. He also ran unopposed in the 2020 general election as well.