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'''Milton J. Nicks, Jr.''' (born October 3, 1950),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/milton-nicks/nickshomebuilders?fname=milton&lname=nicks&|

'''Milton J. Nicks, Jr.''' (born October 3, 1950),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/milton-nicks/nickshomebuilders?fname=milton&lname=nicks&|

title=Milton Nicks (J)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</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>

title=Milton Nicks (J)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}</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 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 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/>

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>