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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Leslie Verl "Skip" Carnine
| birth_date=July 25, 1941
| birth_place=
| residence=Edmond, [[Oklahoma]]
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative<br> for District 90
| term_start=January 2013
| term_end=January 2015
| preceded=[[David Branscum]] (transferred to District 83)
| succeeded=Jana Della Rosa
| office2=Arkansas State Representative<br> for District 94
| term_start2=2009
| term_end2=2013
| preceded2=Eric Harris
| succeeded2=[[Debra Hobbs]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=(1) Storm Lake High School ([[Iowa]])<br>
(2) Buena Vista University (Iow)<br>
(3) Central Missouri State University<br>
(4) [[University of Arkansas]]
| occupation=Retired [[educator]]
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| spouse=Linda Carnine
| children=Two children}}
'''Leslie Verl Carnine''', known as '''Skip Carnine''' (born July 25, 1941), <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/leslie-carnine/e102738661698|title=Leslie Carnine|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}>/ref> is a retired [[educator]] in Edmond, [[Oklahoma]], who while residing in Rogers in Benton County in northwestern [[Arkansas]], served for three two-year term as a [[Republican Party)|Republican]] state representative. District 90, which he had last represented from 2013 to 2015, includes part of Benton County. From 2009 to 2013, he represented District 94.<ref name=carnineofrogers>{{cite web|url=|title=Les "Skip" Carnine, R-90|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
==Background==
Carnine graduated from Storm Lake High School,<ref name=carnineofrogers/> and he earned a bachelor's degree from Buena Vista University, both in Storm Lake in Buena Vista County in northwestern [[Iowa]]. He procured a master's degree from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, [[Missouri]], and a [[Ph.D.]] in education from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville,
<ref name=votesmart/>
He is a former "Arkansas Superintendent of the Year" and a former trustee of the Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. He is affiliated with Rotary International. He and his wife, Linda Jo Carnine (born 1944), attend the [[Presbyterian]] Church. The couple has two grown children.<ref name=carnineofrogers/><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103807/les-carnine#.UscYqJV3uZM|title=Les "Skip" Carmine's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 2008, Carnine won without opposition the District 94 House seat vacated by Republican Eric Harris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=66&contestid=22|title=State Representative District 94 - Certified|publisher=sos.Arkansas.gov|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref> In 2010, he was again unopposed in District 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2010|title=District 94|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2012, Carnine, again unopposed, was switched to District 90 for his third and final term in the state House. Incumbent Republican Representative [[David Branscum]] was transferred to District 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012|title=District 90|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In his last legislative term, Carnine served on the Joint Budget and the House Education and Insurance & Commerce committees.<ref name=carnineofrogers/><ref name=votesmart/>
In 2013, Representative Carnine co-sponsored the proposed spending cap on the state budget, but the bill failed by a two-vote margin in the House. He voted to override the vetoes of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] then [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation. He also supported related [[pro-life]] legislation to ban abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected, to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange, and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases. He did not vote on whether leaders of universities can engage in the concealed carry of firearms in the name of safety, but he co-sponsored a similar measure to allow officials of religious institutions to carry conceal weapons. He voted against reducing the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit. Carnine voted to prohibit the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency. He voted to permit the closing of schools based on a two-year pupil enrollment analysis. He voted against legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan. Carnine did not vote on the bill, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[Louis Pasteur|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/103807/les-carnine|title=Les "Skip" Carnine's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, Carnine did not vote on a measure to allow religious instruction in schools but supported a measure authorizing school dress codes. He voted to restrict driver license tests to be given in the [[English language]]. He voted for the Capital Gains Reduction Act and for the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. He voted first to prohibit cell phone usage in school zones but reversed himself a day later on the measure. He voted for the congressional [[redistricting]] act.<ref name=votingrecords/>
In 2009, Carnine voted to allow unlicensed medical assistants to perform minor procedures. He co-sponsored the expansion of children's eligibility in the state health insurance program. He voted against a plan to base the [[electoral vote]] on a system of direct election for the [[U.S. President]].<ref name=votingrecords/>
In the Republican primary held on May 20, 2014, Jana Della Rosa, with 1,194 votes (52 percent), defeated two intraparty rivals, Paul Caldwell, with 816 votes (368 percent), and Mike Whitmore, with the remaining 274 votes (12 percent), to win the party's nomination to succeed Carnine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/12801589/katv-election-results|title=Arkansas Primary Election Results, May 20, 2014|publisher=KATV|accessdate=May 21, 2014}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/221/les-skip-carnine Carnine Bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnine, Skip}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category: Republicans]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]
|name=Leslie Verl "Skip" Carnine
| birth_date=July 25, 1941
| birth_place=
| residence=Edmond, [[Oklahoma]]
| office=[[Arkansas]] State Representative<br> for District 90
| term_start=January 2013
| term_end=January 2015
| preceded=[[David Branscum]] (transferred to District 83)
| succeeded=Jana Della Rosa
| office2=Arkansas State Representative<br> for District 94
| term_start2=2009
| term_end2=2013
| preceded2=Eric Harris
| succeeded2=[[Debra Hobbs]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=(1) Storm Lake High School ([[Iowa]])<br>
(2) Buena Vista University (Iow)<br>
(3) Central Missouri State University<br>
(4) [[University of Arkansas]]
| occupation=Retired [[educator]]
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| spouse=Linda Carnine
| children=Two children}}
'''Leslie Verl Carnine''', known as '''Skip Carnine''' (born July 25, 1941), <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/leslie-carnine/e102738661698|title=Leslie Carnine|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}>/ref> is a retired [[educator]] in Edmond, [[Oklahoma]], who while residing in Rogers in Benton County in northwestern [[Arkansas]], served for three two-year term as a [[Republican Party)|Republican]] state representative. District 90, which he had last represented from 2013 to 2015, includes part of Benton County. From 2009 to 2013, he represented District 94.<ref name=carnineofrogers>{{cite web|url=|title=Les "Skip" Carnine, R-90|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
==Background==
Carnine graduated from Storm Lake High School,<ref name=carnineofrogers/> and he earned a bachelor's degree from Buena Vista University, both in Storm Lake in Buena Vista County in northwestern [[Iowa]]. He procured a master's degree from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, [[Missouri]], and a [[Ph.D.]] in education from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville,
<ref name=votesmart/>
He is a former "Arkansas Superintendent of the Year" and a former trustee of the Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. He is affiliated with Rotary International. He and his wife, Linda Jo Carnine (born 1944), attend the [[Presbyterian]] Church. The couple has two grown children.<ref name=carnineofrogers/><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103807/les-carnine#.UscYqJV3uZM|title=Les "Skip" Carmine's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Political life==
In 2008, Carnine won without opposition the District 94 House seat vacated by Republican Eric Harris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=66&contestid=22|title=State Representative District 94 - Certified|publisher=sos.Arkansas.gov|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref> In 2010, he was again unopposed in District 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2010|title=District 94|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2012, Carnine, again unopposed, was switched to District 90 for his third and final term in the state House. Incumbent Republican Representative [[David Branscum]] was transferred to District 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012|title=District 90|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In his last legislative term, Carnine served on the Joint Budget and the House Education and Insurance & Commerce committees.<ref name=carnineofrogers/><ref name=votesmart/>
In 2013, Representative Carnine co-sponsored the proposed spending cap on the state budget, but the bill failed by a two-vote margin in the House. He voted to override the vetoes of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] then [[Governor]] [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation. He also supported related [[pro-life]] legislation to ban abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected, to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange, and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases. He did not vote on whether leaders of universities can engage in the concealed carry of firearms in the name of safety, but he co-sponsored a similar measure to allow officials of religious institutions to carry conceal weapons. He voted against reducing the application fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit. Carnine voted to prohibit the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency. He voted to permit the closing of schools based on a two-year pupil enrollment analysis. He voted against legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan. Carnine did not vote on the bill, signed by Governor Beebe, to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[Louis Pasteur|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/103807/les-carnine|title=Les "Skip" Carnine's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, Carnine did not vote on a measure to allow religious instruction in schools but supported a measure authorizing school dress codes. He voted to restrict driver license tests to be given in the [[English language]]. He voted for the Capital Gains Reduction Act and for the reduction of taxes on manufacturers' utilities. He voted first to prohibit cell phone usage in school zones but reversed himself a day later on the measure. He voted for the congressional [[redistricting]] act.<ref name=votingrecords/>
In 2009, Carnine voted to allow unlicensed medical assistants to perform minor procedures. He co-sponsored the expansion of children's eligibility in the state health insurance program. He voted against a plan to base the [[electoral vote]] on a system of direct election for the [[U.S. President]].<ref name=votingrecords/>
In the Republican primary held on May 20, 2014, Jana Della Rosa, with 1,194 votes (52 percent), defeated two intraparty rivals, Paul Caldwell, with 816 votes (368 percent), and Mike Whitmore, with the remaining 274 votes (12 percent), to win the party's nomination to succeed Carnine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katv.com/story/12801589/katv-election-results|title=Arkansas Primary Election Results, May 20, 2014|publisher=KATV|accessdate=May 21, 2014}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/221/les-skip-carnine Carnine Bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnine, Skip}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category: Republicans]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]