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'''James Lee Sheets''', known as '''Jim Sheets''' (March 29, 1931 – March 1, 2020, was a [[business]]man from Bella Vista, [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. From 1967 to 1968, he represented Benton County for a single term.
'''James Lee Sheets''', known as '''Jim Sheets''' (March 29, 1931 – March 1, 2020), was a [[business]]man from Bella Vista, [[Arkansas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. From 1967 to 1968, he represented Benton County for a single term.
He was the first member of his party in the 20th century to have been sent to the legislature from Benton County, located in the far northwestern portion of the state. In time, Benton County became the GOP's banner county in Arkansas.<ref>Benton County, Arkansas, is not traditionally Republican; prior to 1950, the GOP for decades had controlled at the local level neighboring Searcy and Newton counties in northwestern Arkansas. Newton County, however, voted in 1964 for Orval Faubus over Winthrop Rockefeller.</ref> Sheets did not seek reelection because of the time required away from his employment as public relations director of his alma mater, the Christian-affiliated John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.<ref name=statement>Statement of James Lee Sheets, Bella Vista, Arkansas, June 2009, based on interview with Billy Hathorn, the author of the article.</ref>
He was the first member of his party in the 20th century to have been sent to the legislature from Benton County, located in the far northwestern portion of the state. In time, Benton County became the GOP's banner county in Arkansas.<ref>Benton County, Arkansas, is not traditionally Republican; prior to 1950, the GOP for decades had controlled at the local level neighboring Searcy and Newton counties in northwestern Arkansas. Newton County, however, voted in 1964 for Orval Faubus over Winthrop Rockefeller.</ref> Sheets did not seek reelection because of the time required away from his employment as public relations director of his alma mater, the Christian-affiliated John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.<ref name=statement>Statement of James Lee Sheets, Bella Vista, Arkansas, June 2009, based on interview with Billy Hathorn, the author of the article.</ref>