Ken Bragg

Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Bragg
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 15th district
Assumed office
January 2013
Personal details
Born 1950
Place of birth missing
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Beverly J. Bragg
Children

Aaron Christopher Bragg

Daughter with surname "Peacock"
Residence Sheridan, Grant County
Arkansas, USA
Alma mater Stephen F. Austin State University
Occupation Forester
Religion Southern Baptist

Kenneth Wayne Bragg, known as Ken Bragg (born 1950), has been since January 2013 a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 15 in Grant County, a traditional Democratic stronghold in south Arkansas. In 2015, his colleagues named him the House Majority Leader.

Bragg is a former member of the city council in Sheridan. He is Southern Baptist.[1]

Bragg is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bragg of Port Arthur, Texas.[2] In 1972, Bragg received a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He has since that time been employed in the forestry industry, including a 25-year commitment to International Paper Company. In 2006, he joined Resource Management Service, in which capacity he oversees forest management activities on 300,000 acres in Arkansas. He is a member of the executive committee of the Arkansas Forestry Association.[3]

In 2013, the Arkansas Timber Producers Association named Bragg "Legislator of the Year" for his sponsorship of legislation to eliminate the sales tax on forestry equipment, a move which the association contends will make the timber industry more competitive with its counterparts in surrounding states.[4]

Bragg and his wife, Beverly J. Bragg (born 1951), originally from Port Arthur, Texas, have a son, Aaron Christopher Bragg (born 1977), a Certified Public Accountant in Little Rock, who in 2013 wed the assistant U.S. attorney Allison Courtney Waldrip.[2] The Braggs also have a daughter with the married name Peacock.

References

  1. "Ken Bragg, R-15". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Allison Courtney Waldrip and Aaron Christopher Bragg". nwabridalcommunity.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. "Regional Managers: Ken Bragg". resourcemgt.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. "Ken Bragg for State Representative". facebook.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
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