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Charlene Fite

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Charlene Fite
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byBruce Cozart
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 80th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byLinda Collins-Smith
Succeeded byDenise Jones Ennett
Personal details
Born1950
Alma, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTom Fite
Children6
ResidenceVan Buren, Arkansas
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
University of Arkansas
Taipei Language Institute
ProfessionPsychology specialist

Charlene Fite (born 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arkansas State House representing District 80 since 2013.[1]

Early life and education

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Fite was born in Alma, Arkansas. She has a B.S. in deaf education from the University of Tennessee in 2000, an M.S.Ed. in special education from the University of Arkansas, and attended the Taipei Language Institute.[2]

Career

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Fife is a retired school psychology specialist. She was first elected to the House in 2012 and has been re-elected through 2020.[needs update] Her last campaign focused on economic growth; she favors less government regulation to help economic development.[3] She is chairperson of the Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee; and, vice-chair of ALC-Hospital and Medicaid Subcommittee.[4] Fite has served on the Board of Court Appointed Special Advocates in Crawford County, the Board of Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas, and the Board for Bost Development Centers.[1]

Personal

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She lives in Van Buren, Arkansas,[4] and is married to Tom Fite, with six children and seven grandchildren.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Charlene Fite - Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  2. ^ a b "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. ^ DMM, Adam Roberts. "Charlene Fite wins Arkansas House race". KHBS. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. ^ a b "Representative Charlene Fite (R) - Arkansas State Legislature". www.arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved 2020-12-23.