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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Bruce Alan Cozart
| birth_date=October 3, 1955
| birth_place=Pearcy, Garland County, Arkansas
| residence=[[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], Garland County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=Arkansas State Representative for District 24
| term_start=March 2011
| term_end=
| preceded=R. D. "Rick" Saunders
| succeeded=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=Lake Hamilton High School
| occupation=Building contractor
| religion=[[Assemblies of God|Assembly of God]]
| spouse=Deborah L. Cozart
| children=Trevor H. Cozart<br>
Cody Z. Cozart}}
'''Bruce Alan Cozart''' (born October 3, 1955)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/128788/bruce-cozart#.Uqx2oxXnYfQ|title=Bruce Cozart's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 15, 2020}}</ref> is a general contractor in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24 in Garland County.
==Background==
A native of Pearcy in Garland County, he has since 1977 owned Bruce Cozart Construction, Inc., which engages in both commercial and residential buildings. A graduate of Lake Hamilton High School in Pearcy, Cozart served from 1991 to 2001 on the Lake Hamilton School Board, of which he is also a past president. He is affiliated with the Arkansas and Hot Springs home builders associations and [[Habitat for Humanity]].<ref name=votesmart/>
Cozart is a member of the First [[Assembly of God]] Church in Hot Springs.<ref name=house/> He and his wife, Deborah L. Cozart (also born 1955), have two sons, Trevor H. Cozart (born 1979) and Cody Z. Cozart.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=house/>
==Political life==
In the 2010 [[general election]] for House District 24, Republican candidate Keith Crass, an accountant from Hot Springs, died at the age of fifty-one of a [[heart attack]] during the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/nov/02/deceased-candidate-wins-seat-garland-county/|title=Deceased candidate wins seat in Garland County|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=arkansasonline.com|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref> Crass nevertheless defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate, Garland County Judge Larry Williams, 4,988 votes (55.7 percent) to 3,972 (44.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=85|title=State Representative District 024 - Certified, 2010|publisher=sos.arkansas.gov|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
A [[special election]] was hence held on March 8, 2011. As the Republican nominee, Cozart defeated another Democrat, Jerry M. Rephan, in a low-turnout contest, 1,862 votes (60.4 percent) to 1,223 (39.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=251&contestid=1|title=State Representative District 024 - Certified, 2011|publisher=sos.arkansas.gov|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
Cozart won a full term in the general election held on November 6, 2012. He serves on both the House committees of Education and City, County, and Local Affairs.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/300/|title=Bruze Cozart, R-24|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
Cozart has a [[conservative]] voting record in the state House. He voted to override the [[veto]]es of Democratic then [[Governor [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation requiring photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation; he was the co-sponsor of both of these measures. He voted to ban abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases. He voted for curriculum standards for Bible instruction in public schools. Cozart co-sponsored legislation to allow handguns on church properties. He voted to empower university officials to carry weapons in the name of campus safety. He did not vote on measures to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas [[nonpartisan]] or to allow the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[Louis Pasteur|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/128788/bruce-cozart#.Uqx5AxXnYfQ|title=Bruce Cazort's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
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==References==
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| name=Bruce Alan Cozart
| birth_date=October 3, 1955
| birth_place=Pearcy, Garland County, Arkansas
| residence=[[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], Garland County
| death_date=
| death_place=
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| office=Arkansas State Representative for District 24
| term_start=March 2011
| term_end=
| preceded=R. D. "Rick" Saunders
| succeeded=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=Lake Hamilton High School
| occupation=Building contractor
| religion=[[Assemblies of God|Assembly of God]]
| spouse=Deborah L. Cozart
| children=Trevor H. Cozart<br>
Cody Z. Cozart}}
'''Bruce Alan Cozart''' (born October 3, 1955)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/128788/bruce-cozart#.Uqx2oxXnYfQ|title=Bruce Cozart's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 15, 2020}}</ref> is a general contractor in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 24 in Garland County.
==Background==
A native of Pearcy in Garland County, he has since 1977 owned Bruce Cozart Construction, Inc., which engages in both commercial and residential buildings. A graduate of Lake Hamilton High School in Pearcy, Cozart served from 1991 to 2001 on the Lake Hamilton School Board, of which he is also a past president. He is affiliated with the Arkansas and Hot Springs home builders associations and [[Habitat for Humanity]].<ref name=votesmart/>
Cozart is a member of the First [[Assembly of God]] Church in Hot Springs.<ref name=house/> He and his wife, Deborah L. Cozart (also born 1955), have two sons, Trevor H. Cozart (born 1979) and Cody Z. Cozart.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=house/>
==Political life==
In the 2010 [[general election]] for House District 24, Republican candidate Keith Crass, an accountant from Hot Springs, died at the age of fifty-one of a [[heart attack]] during the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/nov/02/deceased-candidate-wins-seat-garland-county/|title=Deceased candidate wins seat in Garland County|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=arkansasonline.com|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref> Crass nevertheless defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate, Garland County Judge Larry Williams, 4,988 votes (55.7 percent) to 3,972 (44.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=85|title=State Representative District 024 - Certified, 2010|publisher=sos.arkansas.gov|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
A [[special election]] was hence held on March 8, 2011. As the Republican nominee, Cozart defeated another Democrat, Jerry M. Rephan, in a low-turnout contest, 1,862 votes (60.4 percent) to 1,223 (39.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=251&contestid=1|title=State Representative District 024 - Certified, 2011|publisher=sos.arkansas.gov|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
Cozart won a full term in the general election held on November 6, 2012. He serves on both the House committees of Education and City, County, and Local Affairs.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/300/|title=Bruze Cozart, R-24|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
Cozart has a [[conservative]] voting record in the state House. He voted to override the [[veto]]es of Democratic then [[Governor [[Mike Beebe]] to enact legislation requiring photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation; he was the co-sponsor of both of these measures. He voted to ban abortion whenever fetal heartbeat is detected and to make the death of an unborn child a [[felony]] in certain cases. He voted for curriculum standards for Bible instruction in public schools. Cozart co-sponsored legislation to allow handguns on church properties. He voted to empower university officials to carry weapons in the name of campus safety. He did not vote on measures to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas [[nonpartisan]] or to allow the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of [[Louis Pasteur|unpasteurized]] whole milk directly from the farm to consumers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/128788/bruce-cozart#.Uqx5AxXnYfQ|title=Bruce Cazort's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
{{Portal|Arkansas|Politics|Conservatism|Christianity}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cozart, Bruce}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Christians]]