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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Milton J. Nicks, Jr.
|image=Milton Nicks of AR.jpg
|nationality=[[African American]]
| birth_date=October 3, 1950
| birth_place=Earle, Crittenden County<br>Arkansas, USA
| residence=Marion, Crittenden County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office:[[Arkansas]] State Representative for District 50
| district=50th
| term_start=January 2015
| term_end=
| precede=Fred Smith
| succeeded=
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Baptist]] pastor<br>
Construction [[business]]man<br>
Former Arkansas State Police officer
| spouse=Joann Nicks
| children=Four children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nicks, Sr.}}
'''Milton J. Nicks, Jr.''' (born October 3, 1950),<ref name=inteli>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Milton&qmi=&qn=Nicks&qcs=Marion%2C+AR&focusfirst=1|title=Milton Nicks, Jr.|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> is the pastor of the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in his native Earle in Crittenden County, [[Arkansas]]. He is a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 50, which includes Crittenden and Cross counties in the eastern part of his state.<ref name=mnjr>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/376/Milton-Nicks,%20Jr.|title=Milton Nicks|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
Nicks resides in the larger city of Marion] also in Crittenden County. He is the chief executive officer of Nicks Construction Company. Like his colleague [[Dwight Tosh]] of Jonesboro, Nicks is a retired officer of the Arkansas State Police. He is a trustee of the Crittenden County Crime Stoppers Board. Nicks is a former trustee, who served under [[governor|gubernatorial]] appointment, of
Arkansas State University-Mid South, formerly known as Mid-South Community College, an institution in West Memphis, Arkansas. He is a former vice president of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] and is a one-time board member of Crittenden Regional Hospital, both in West Memphis.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150273/milton-nicks-jr#.VS27YMstEqQ|title=Milton Nicks, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name=mnjr/>
Nicks defeated his fellow [[African American]], the incumbent House District 50 Democrat Fred Smith, a former professional [[basketball]] player, in a low-turnout [[primary]] held on May 20, 2014. Nicks polled 1,109 votes (67.1 percent) to Smith's 544 (32.9 percent). Nicks was then unopposed in the November 4 [[general election]]. Relected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, he is eligible to serve in the House until 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 50|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
Representative Nicks holds these committee assignments: (1) Joint Performance Review, (2) City, County and Local Affairs, and (3) Public Transportation.<ref name=mnjr/> Nicks is the [[chaplain]] of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2015/Lists/Meetings/Attachments/22930/I13479.PDF|title=Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus|date=March 16, 2015||accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
In February 2015, Nicks was one of twenty legislators who opposed House Bill 1228, authored by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bob Ballinger]] of Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas,<ref name=religiousfreedom/> which sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref> Representative [[Camille Bennett]], a Democrat from Lonoke, called for a reworking of the legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/General/article/the_associated_press-indiana_arkansas_try_to_stem_religious_objections-ap|title=Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar|publisher=Atlantic Broadband|date=April 3, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015; information no longer on-line}}</ref> She claimed the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.<ref name=religiousfreedom>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/opponents-of-religious-freedom-bill-point-out-law/24249/AsrrUGLEdkuquASB01ZrLA|title=Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences|publisher=Fox Channel 16|location=[[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> Ballinger's bill was subsequently signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Republican [[Governor]] [[Asa Hutchinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2015/04/02/house-committee-passes-new-rfra-bill-headed-for-full-house/70828864/|title=Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled|publisher=KTHV-TV|location=Little Rock|date=April 2, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicks, Milton}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:African Americans]]
| name=Milton J. Nicks, Jr.
|image=Milton Nicks of AR.jpg
|nationality=[[African American]]
| birth_date=October 3, 1950
| birth_place=Earle, Crittenden County<br>Arkansas, USA
| residence=Marion, Crittenden County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office:[[Arkansas]] State Representative for District 50
| district=50th
| term_start=January 2015
| term_end=
| precede=Fred Smith
| succeeded=
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Baptist]] pastor<br>
Construction [[business]]man<br>
Former Arkansas State Police officer
| spouse=Joann Nicks
| children=Four children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nicks, Sr.}}
'''Milton J. Nicks, Jr.''' (born October 3, 1950),<ref name=inteli>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Milton&qmi=&qn=Nicks&qcs=Marion%2C+AR&focusfirst=1|title=Milton Nicks, Jr.|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> is the pastor of the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in his native Earle in Crittenden County, [[Arkansas]]. He is a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 50, which includes Crittenden and Cross counties in the eastern part of his state.<ref name=mnjr>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/376/Milton-Nicks,%20Jr.|title=Milton Nicks|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
Nicks resides in the larger city of Marion] also in Crittenden County. He is the chief executive officer of Nicks Construction Company. Like his colleague [[Dwight Tosh]] of Jonesboro, Nicks is a retired officer of the Arkansas State Police. He is a trustee of the Crittenden County Crime Stoppers Board. Nicks is a former trustee, who served under [[governor|gubernatorial]] appointment, of
Arkansas State University-Mid South, formerly known as Mid-South Community College, an institution in West Memphis, Arkansas. He is a former vice president of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] and is a one-time board member of Crittenden Regional Hospital, both in West Memphis.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150273/milton-nicks-jr#.VS27YMstEqQ|title=Milton Nicks, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name=mnjr/>
Nicks defeated his fellow [[African American]], the incumbent House District 50 Democrat Fred Smith, a former professional [[basketball]] player, in a low-turnout [[primary]] held on May 20, 2014. Nicks polled 1,109 votes (67.1 percent) to Smith's 544 (32.9 percent). Nicks was then unopposed in the November 4 [[general election]]. Relected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, he is eligible to serve in the House until 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 50|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
Representative Nicks holds these committee assignments: (1) Joint Performance Review, (2) City, County and Local Affairs, and (3) Public Transportation.<ref name=mnjr/> Nicks is the [[chaplain]] of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2015/Lists/Meetings/Attachments/22930/I13479.PDF|title=Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus|date=March 16, 2015||accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
In February 2015, Nicks was one of twenty legislators who opposed House Bill 1228, authored by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bob Ballinger]] of Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas,<ref name=religiousfreedom/> which sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/19610/51617/141580/prohibits-government-from-burdening-exercise-of-religion#.VSl8TsstEqQ|title=HB 1228|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</ref> Representative [[Camille Bennett]], a Democrat from Lonoke, called for a reworking of the legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/General/article/the_associated_press-indiana_arkansas_try_to_stem_religious_objections-ap|title=Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar|publisher=Atlantic Broadband|date=April 3, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015; information no longer on-line}}</ref> She claimed the Ballinger bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.<ref name=religiousfreedom>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/opponents-of-religious-freedom-bill-point-out-law/24249/AsrrUGLEdkuquASB01ZrLA|title=Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences|publisher=Fox Channel 16|location=[[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]]|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> Ballinger's bill was subsequently signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Republican [[Governor]] [[Asa Hutchinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2015/04/02/house-committee-passes-new-rfra-bill-headed-for-full-house/70828864/|title=Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled|publisher=KTHV-TV|location=Little Rock|date=April 2, 2015|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicks, Milton}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:African Americans]]