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'''Doyle L. Webb, II''' (December 3, 1955), is the current and longest-serving chairman in the history of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Arkansas]]. He has held the chairmanship since his election by the state executive committee in December 2008. From 1995 to 2002, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://gop.com/leaders/state-chairman-doyle-webb-ar|title=State Chairman Doyle Webb|publisher=gop.com|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>  

'''Doyle L. Webb, II''' (December 3, 1955), is the current and longest-serving chairman in the history of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Arkansas]]. He has held the chairmanship since his election by the state executive committee in December 2008. From 1995 to 2002, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate. He is also the general counsel for the [[Republican National Committee]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://gop.com/leaders/state-chairman-doyle-webb-ar|title=State Chairman Doyle Webb|publisher=gop.com|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>  

Webb is the son of Doyle Webb, Sr. (1926-2011), a member of the United Steelworkers Union and a recovering alcoholic with twenty-five years of sobriety, and the late Dolores Cornett Webb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/doyle-l-%E2%80%9Cdl%E2%80%9D-webb|title=Doyle L. "D.L." Webb|publisher=''Benton (Arkansas) Courier''|date=June 5, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Webb obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 1981, he received a [[Juris Doctor]]ate from UALR and began his practice of law. He began his work in the GOP as a precinct captain in Saline County near the capital city of [[Little Rock]]. He became the Saline County GOP secretary and chairman and then general counsel of the state executive committee. In 1986, he won the first of three terms as a Saline County justice of the peace. As a state senator, Webb served as the chairman of the Joint Energy Committee and vice chairman of the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Doyle_Webb|title=Doyle Webb|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Webb was from 2002 to 2007 the chief of staff to the late Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, son of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], the first post-[[Reconstruction]] Republican governor of Arkansas.<ref name=bio/> When Rockefeller died in office in 2006, Webb continued as chief of staff for the lieutenant governor's office through the remainder of the term.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

Webb is the son of Doyle Webb, Sr. (1926-2011), a member of the United Steelworkers Union and a recovering alcoholic with twenty-five years of sobriety, and the late Dolores Cornett Webb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/doyle-l-%E2%80%9Cdl%E2%80%9D-webb|title=Doyle L. "D.L." Webb|publisher=''Benton (Arkansas) Courier''|date=June 5, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Webb obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 1981, he received a [[Juris Doctor]]ate from UALR and began his practice of law. He specializes in consumer protection. He began his affiliation with the GOP as a precinct captain in Saline County, located near the capital city of [[Little Rock]]. He became the Saline County GOP secretary and chairman and then general counsel of the state executive committee. In 1986, he won the first of three terms as a Saline County justice of the peace. As a state senator, Webb served as the chairman of the Joint Energy Committee and vice chairman of the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Doyle_Webb|title=Doyle Webb|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Webb was from 2002 to 2007 the chief of staff to the late Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, son of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], the first post-[[Reconstruction]] Republican governor of Arkansas.<ref name=bio/> When Rockefeller died in office in 2006, Webb continued as chief of staff for the lieutenant governor's office through the remainder of the term.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

As an automatic member of the [[Republican National Committee]] by virtue of holding the Arkansas state chairmanship, Webb is the chairman of the Committee on Contests and a co-chairman of the Credentials Committee. He is also general counsel of the RNC.<ref name=bio/> Under Webb's leadership, the Arkansas GOP gained the governorship once again, both U.S. Senate seats, all four seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]], all statewide offices, and large majorities in both houses of the state legislature.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

As an automatic RNC member by virtue of holding the Arkansas state party chairmanship, Webb is the chairman of the Committee on Contests and a co-chairman of the Credentials Committee.<ref name=bio/> Under Webb's leadership as state chairman, the Arkansas GOP gained the governorship once again, both U.S. Senate seats, all four seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]], all statewide offices, and large majorities in both houses of the state legislature.<ref name=ballotpedia/>

Webb resides in Benton in Saline County with his wife, the former Barbara Womack (born December 30, 1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/barbara-webb/e102678670250268|title=Barbara W. Webb|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

Webb resides in Benton in Saline County with his wife, the former Barbara Womack (born December 30, 1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/barbara-webb/e102678670250268|title=Barbara W. Webb|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

Also an attorney, Mrs. Webb was appointed in 2017 by Republican Governor [[Asa Hutchinson]] as the circuit judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit. She is the first woman appointed as a circuit judge in Saline County. Earlier, she was a Hutchinson appointee to the position of chief executive officer of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mrs. Webb's twin sister, Becky Keogh, is a Hutchinson appointee to the directorship of the Arkansas Department of Environment Quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/doyle-l-%E2%80%9Cdl%E2%80%9D-webb|title=Former prosecuting attorney and CEO appointed as Saline County circuit judge|date=December 18, 2017|publisher=''Benton Courier''|author=Sam Pierce|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>  

Also an attorney, Mrs. Webb was appointed in 2017 by Republican Governor [[Asa Hutchinson]] as the circuit judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit. She is the first woman appointed as a circuit judge in Saline County. Earlier, she was a Hutchinson appointee to the position of chief executive officer of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mrs. Webb's twin sister, Becky Keogh, is a Hutchinson appointee to the directorship of the Arkansas Department of Environment Quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/doyle-l-%E2%80%9Cdl%E2%80%9D-webb|title=Former prosecuting attorney and CEO appointed as Saline County circuit judge|date=December 18, 2017|publisher=''Benton Courier''|author=Sam Pierce|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>  

Webb also owns a floral business, Webb's House of Flowers, at 522 N. East St. in Benton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mapquest.com/us/arkansas/doyle-webb-webbs-house-of-flowers-llc-288437004|title=Webb's House of Flowers|publisher=MapQuest.com|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>

Webb also owns a floral business, Webb's House of Flowers, at 522 N. East St. in Benton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mapquest.com/us/arkansas/doyle-webb-webbs-house-of-flowers-llc-288437004|title=Webb's House of Flowers|publisher=MapQuest.com|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2015, the city of Benton ordered Webb to repair four dilapidated houses that he owned or face demolition of the structures as a public nuisance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2015/04/24/benton-wants-gop-chair-doyle-webb-to-fix-up-property/|title=Benton wants GOP Chair Doyle Webb to fix up property|author=Max Brantley|publisher=Arktimes.com|date=April 24, 2015|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>

 

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