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Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nicks, Sr.}}

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>

'''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; information not accessible on-line}}</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 Crandall Tosh of Jonesboro in Craighead County. Nicks is a retired officer of the Arkansas State Police. He is a trustee of the Crittenden County Crime Stoppers Board. He is a former trustee, who served under [[governor|gubernatorial]] appointment, of

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 Crandall Tosh of Jonesboro in Craighead County. Nicks is a retired officer of the Arkansas State Police. He is a trustee of the Crittenden County Crime Stoppers Board. He 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/>

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>   

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>