Changes

{{Infobox officeholder  

{{Infobox officeholder  

| name=Stephen A. Meeks

| name=Stephen Arton Meeks

| image=Stephe Meeks of AR.jpg

| image=Stephe Meeks of AR.jpg

| birth_date=October 30, 1970

| birth_date=October 30, 1970

| term_start=2011

| term_start=2011

| term_end=2013

| term_end=2013

| preceded= Eddie Hawkins

| preceded=Eddie Hawkins

| succeeded=Jody Dickinson

| succeeded=Jody Dickinson

| offce2=Arkansas State Representative

| offce2=Arkansas State Representative

| term_start2=2013

| term_start2=2013

| term end2=

| term end2=

| preceded2= [[Gary Stubblefield]]

| preceded2=[[Gary Stubblefield]]

| succeeded2=

| succeeded2=

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| branch=[[United States Army]] Reserve

| branch=[[United States Army]] Reserve

|service_years=1987 to 1993

|service_years=1987 to 1993

|rank=Combat engineer and cargo specalist

|rank=Combat engineer and cargo specialist

}}

}}

'''Stephen A. Meeks''' (born October 30, 1970),<ref name=stephenmeeks.org>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephenmeeks.org|title=Stephen Meeks'|publisher=stephenmeeks.org}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from Greenbrier in Faulkner County in central [[Arkansas]]. Since 2013, he has represented District 67, which includes portions of central Faulkner County, including the cities of Greenbrier, Holland, Vilonia, Wooster, and western Conway. From 2011 to 2013, he represented House District 47.<ref name=smeeksark>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/282/stephen-meeks|title=Stephen Meeks, R-67|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=December 31, 2013; material no longer on-line}}</ref>

'''Stephen Arton Meeks''' (born October 30, 1970),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/stephen-meeks/e528832033902|title=Stephen Meeks (Arkansas)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=November 25, 2020}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from Greenbrier in Faulkner County in central [[Arkansas]]. Since 2013, he has represented District 67, which includes portions of central Faulkner County, including the cities of Greenbrier, Holland, Vilonia, Wooster, and western Conway. From 2011 to 2013, he represented House District 47.<ref name=smeeksark>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/282/stephen-meeks|title=Stephen Meeks, R-67|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=December 31, 2013; material no longer on-line}}</ref>

Meeks' younger brother, [[David Meeks]], is a Republican representative for House District 70.

Meeks' younger brother, [[David Meeks]], is a Republican former state representative for House District 70.

==Background==

==Background==

Meeks was reared in rural Springhill in Faulkner County, Arkansas.<ref name=fbmeeks>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Representative-Stephen-Meeks/139422687733?sk=info|title=Representative Stephen Meeks|publisher=facebook.com|accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> In 1988, he graduated from Greenbrier High School and thereafter, he relocated to [[Florida]] where his father was transferred by an employer.<ref name=fbmeeks/>

Meeks was reared in rural Springhill in Faulkner County, Arkansas.<ref name=fbmeeks>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Representative-Stephen-Meeks/139422687733?sk=info|title=Representative Stephen Meeks|publisher=facebook.com|accessdate=November 25, 2020}}</ref> In 1988, he graduated from Greenbrier High School and thereafter relocated to [[Florida]] where his father was transferred by an employer.<ref name=fbmeeks/>

In 1997, Meeks obtained an Associate of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Florida State College in [[Jcksonville]], [[Fllorida]], then known as Florida Community College. He then procured an Associate of Arts from the same institution. A former educator, Meeks taught Astronomy from 1997 to 2003 at Florida Community College and Bay Meadows [[Baptist]] Day School in Jacksonville, simultaneous with his duties at Florida Community College.

In 1997, Meeks obtained an Associate of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Florida State College in [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], then known as Florida Community College. He then procured an Associate of Arts from the same institution. A former educator, Meeks taught Astronomy from 1997 to 2003 at Florida Community College and Baymeadows [[Baptist]] Day School in Jacksonville, simultaneous with his duties at Florida Community College.

While in Jacksonville, Meeks was the president of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society. A military veteran,  he maintains a strong interest in astronomy, space flight, and amateur radio. He earns his livelihood as a computer technologist. Meeks and his wife, the former Jennifer Brickey, a Florida native, are members of Faith [[Baptist]] Church, a theologically independent and [[conservative]] congregation in Greenbrier.<ref name=smeeksark/> They have one daughter.

While in Jacksonville, Meeks was the president of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society. A military veteran,  he maintains a strong interest in astronomy, space flight, and amateur radio. He earns his livelihood as a computer technologist. Meeks and his wife, the former Jennifer Brickey, a Florida native, are members of Faith [[Baptist]] Church, a theologically independent and [[conservative]] congregation in Greenbrier.<ref name=smeeksark/> They have one daughter.

[[Category:Florida]]

[[Category:Florida]]

[[Category:Educators]]

[[Category:Educators]]

[[Category:Politicians]]

[[Category:Politicians]]

[[Category:Republicans]]

[[Category:Republicans]]

[[Category:Conservatives]]

[[Category:Conservatives]]