Fredrick Love
Fred Love | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Bragg (Redistricted) |
| Minority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office May 16, 2019 – January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Blake |
| Succeeded by | Tippi McCullough |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pam Adcock |
| Succeeded by | Rick McClure (Redistricted) |
| Constituency | 35th district (2011–2013) 29th district (2013–2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | ShaRonda Love |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Arkansas, Little Rock (BA, MPA) |
| Website | Official website[dead link] |
Fredrick J. Love[1] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate. Love previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023.[2]
Education
Love earned his bachelor's degree in political science and his master's degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a postbaccalaureate certificate in public health at the UAMS Medical Center. He was taught high school English by former state senator Joyce Elliott.[3] Love worked for the Arkansas Foodbank for five years. He later worked for Pulaski County, Arkansas, most recently as director of community services until resigning in 2023. Love later sued the county for a hostile work environment and racially motivated investigations, but the suit was dismissed.[4]
Elections
Arkansas House of Representatives
When District 35 Representative Jim Lendall left the Legislature and left the seat open, Love ran in the three-way 2004 Democratic primary, but lost to Pam Adcock, who was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election.
When Representative Adcock left the Legislature and left the seat open, Love won the May 18, 2010 Democratic primary with 1,299 votes (58.0%),[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,995 votes (81.8%) against Independent candidate Rick Daes.[6]
Redistricted to District 29, and with Republican Representative Ann Clemmer redistricted to District 23, Love was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic primary[7] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[8]
Arkansas Senate
Following election to the Arkansas Senate in 2023, Love is term limited from serving in the General Assembly.
2026 Arkansas gubernatorial
In June 2025, Love announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election.[9] Love's campaign during the Democratic primary focused on his experience in the General Assembly, plans to create regional economic hubs around the state, protecting Arkansas's Medicaid expansion, stopping the state's school voucher program (Arkansas LEARNS Act), and opposing Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' plans for a 3,000 bed prison in Franklin County, Arkansas.[10]
References
- ^ "Fred Love's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Fredrick J. Love". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas House of Representatives. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Arkansas Business 40 under 40: Fred Love". Arkansas Business. Arkansas Business Publishing Group. 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Mobley, Andrew (June 11, 2025) [April 2, 2024]. "Court dismisses senator's lawsuit over racial discrimination as baseless". Little Rock: KATV. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "2010 Preferential Primary Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "2010 General Election State Representative District 035". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ Brock, Roby (June 23, 2025). "Democratic State Sen. Fred Love announces for Arkansas Governor". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Wickline, Michael R. (February 7, 2026). "Democratic primary for Arkansas governor pits state senator against entrepreneur". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. ISSN 1060-4332. OCLC 50767083. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
External links
- Official page Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine at the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Campaign site Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Fredrick Love at Ballotpedia
- Frederick (Fred) Love at the National Institute on Money in State Politics