Arkansas Senator to Lie in State This Week

Arkansas senator to lie in state this week

Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, asks a question of a group opposed to a planned prison in Franklin County during a press conference in Little Rock on Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)Sen. Gary Stubblefield will lie in state in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda Thursday.  The public can pay their respects to the longtime Republican state lawmaker from Branch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda, according to a …

‘Hero of the Platform’: Remembering Arkansas Senator Gary Stubblefield - Conduit News Arkansas

Beloved Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield of Branch, Arkansas, who served in the General Assembly for more than a decade, died on September 2, 2025 at the age of 74. Stubblefield had recently won re-election in 2024 as the State Senator to Senate District 26, which includes parts of Franklin, Johnson, Logan, and Sebastian counties. His term was scheduled to run until January 2029. According to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office, a specia…