Full Name:
Joyce Ann Elliott
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Elliott
Birth Date:
03/20/1951
Birth Place:
Willisville, AR
Home City:
Little Rock, AR
Religion:
Non-Denominational
Certified, Senior Executives in State & Local Government, Harvard Kennedy School, 2013
MSE, English, Ouachita Baptist University, 1979-1981
BSE, English/Speech, Southern Arkansas University, 1969-1973
Majority Leader, Arkansas State Senate
Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 31, 2009-2023
Candidate, Arkansas State Senate, District 31, 2010, 2020
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Arkansas, District 31, 2020
Majority Whip, Arkansas State Senate, 2011-2014
Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 33, 2001-2007
Former Member, Constitutional Amendments Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Executive Subcommittee (Joint Legislative Auditing), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Girls State Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Oversight Committee on Academic Facilities, Arkansas State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Charitable, Penal, and Correctional Institutions, Arkansas State Senate
Former Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Educational Institutions, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education, Arkansas State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Lottery Oversight, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Medicaid, Arkansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice-Chairman, Joint Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Facilities Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Personnel Subcommittee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Policy Making Subcommittee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Desegregation Litigation Oversight, Arkansas State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Educational Institutions, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Executive Committee, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) (Joint Budget), Arkansas State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Policy Making, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Review, Arkansas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Language (Budget), Arkansas State Senate
Former Teacher, El Dorado High School
Former Teacher, Joe T. Robinson High School, Pulaski County School District
Former Teacher, McClellan High School
Director of Government Relations, Southwest Region, College Board, 2003-2010
Member, Arkansas Womens Forum, present
Member, Board of Directors, Milton P. Crenchaw Aviation Training Academy, present
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, present
Member, Southern Legislative Conference, present
Board Member, Accelerate Arkansas
Former Member, American Federation of Teachers
Member, Arkansas Womens Leadership Forum
Member, Board of Directors, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
Board Member, City Year of Little Rock
Former Member, College Board of Trustees
Member, Democratic National Committee
First Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Arkansas
Board Member, Just Communities of Central Arkansas
Member, Mosaic Church
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Former Member, National Board, Professional Teaching Standards
Former Board Member, National Commission on Writing in America's Schools and Colleges
Former Member, National Commission on the High School Senior Year
Member, Resolutions Committee, Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Board Member, Women and Children First
Board Member, Womens Action for New Directions (WAND) Education Fund
Participant, GlobalPOWER, Center for Women's Policy Studies, 2006
Participant, Foreign Policy Institute for State Legislators, Center for Women's Policy Studies, 2004
Awards:
Little Rock New Party's Community Service Award, 2001; Marty Schuller Community Service Award, The Central Arkansas Labor Council, 2003; PACESETTER, Women's Legislative Lobby, 2003; Ten Best Legislators of the 2003 General Assembly, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 2003; The Working Families Hero Award, Service Employees International Union Local 100, 2003;
Women Who Mean Business Award, Business and Professional Women of Arkansas, 2003; Ten Women We Love, The Little Rock Monthly, 2004; Arkansas Spirit Award, Arkansas Chapter of the National Association of Women, 2004; Business Owners and the Impact Award, Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, 2004; Recognized, Women and Children First: The Center Against Family Violence, 2004; President's Award, League of United Latin American Citizen, 2005; Power Player of the Year, Power Play Magazine, 2005; Arkansas Heroes Award for Peace and Justice, Omni Center for Peace and Justice and Ecology, 2005; Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits with its Advocacy Award, Omni Center for Peace and Justice and Ecology, 2005; Distinguished Alumni Award, Southern Arkansas University, 2005; Founder's Award, Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, 2005; Advocacy Award, Arkansas Public Service Association, 2005; Ten Best Legislators of the 2005 General Assembly, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 2005; Humanitarian Award, National Conference for Community and Justice, 2006; Gressie Carnes Democratic Woman of the Year Award, Democratic Party of Arkansas, 2005; Civil Libertarian of the Year, American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, 2006; Legislative Friend of Children Award, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, 2006; Pillar Award for Education, Arkansas chapter of 100 Black Men, 2007.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Reading, whitewater rafting, canoing, traveling, walking/hiking, working out at the gym, listening to all kinds of music, dancing and seeking a balanced life.