12 Keo Drive
Little Rock, AR 72206
Full Name:
Linda Pondexter Chesterfield
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Emry
Birth Date:
09/13/1947
Birth Place:
Hope, AR
Home City:
Little Rock, AR
Religion:
Baptist
Graduated, Hendrix College
MSE, Ouachita Baptist University
Minority Whip, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-present
Assistant President Pro Tempore, Arkansas State Senate, District 2, 2021-present
Former Assistant President Pro Tempore, 2nd District, Arkansas State Senate
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 30, 2010-2023
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 12, 2023-Present
Former Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, 2002-2008
Member, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council
Member, Arkansas Legislative Council - Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Efficiency Committee
Member, Joint Budget Committee
Member, Joint Budget Committee - Employee Benefits Division - Oversight Subcommittee
Member, Joint Budget Committee Administrative Rule Review Subcommittee
Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing
Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities
Member, Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Educational Institutions
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Highway Commission Review and Advisory
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council)
Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Policy Making
Member, Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee
Former President, Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus
Former Treasurer, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
Former Member, Boys State Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Children and Youth Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Constitutional Amendments Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Chair, Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Energy, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Girls State Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Oversight Committee on Academic Facilities, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Oversight, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Review, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Printing Requirements and Specifications Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Local 911 Systems Blue Ribbon Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Special Language Subcommittee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Claims Review (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Counties and Municipalities, Arkansas State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Desegregation Litigation Oversight, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Executive Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Medicaid, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel (Budget), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Member, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-2024
Vice Chair, Education Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Member, Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2023-Present
Owner, Pondexter Chesterfield Consulting, present
Former President, Arkansas Education Association
Member, Executive Committee, National Education Association
Member, First Baptist Church
Former President, Little Rock School Board
Former President, Pulaski County Association of Classroom Teachers