Joyce Elliott is an Arkansas state senator running to represent the state’s Second Congressional District. Born and raised in rural Arkansas, Joyce was only the second person of color to graduate from her high school, her sister being the first. Joyce earned her undergraduate degree from Southern Arkansas University and her graduate degree from Ouachita Baptist University. She taught in Arkansas public high schools for 30 years before being elected to the Arkansas State House of Representatives in 2001. In 2008, Joyce was elected to the Arkansas Senate. 

Coming from a family of hunters, Joyce supports the Second Amendment and also believes that gun safety measures should be enacted to stop senseless acts of violence. During her time in the Arkansas legislature, Joyce has fought for firearm licensing policies and against the gun lobby’s reckless attempts to weaken the state’s firearm laws. Arkansas’s Second Congressional District can trust Joyce Elliot to advocate for commonsense gun safety measures to protect their community.  

We are proud to endorse Joyce Elliot for the US House of Representatives in 2020.