Joyce Ann Elliott is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Arkansas Senate

Arkansas Senate

The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 76,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. The...

, representing the 33rd District since 2009. She is the former Majority Leader. She was previously a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Arkansas House of Representatives

The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 26,734...

 from 2000 through 2006.

2010 U.S. Congressional election

Elliott ran against Republican nominee Timothy Griffin

Timothy Griffin

John Timothy Griffin is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from December 2006 to June 2007, appointed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.-Early life and education:Griffin was born in...

 for the seat of the Democratic incumbent Vic Snyder

Vic Snyder

Victor F. "Vic" Snyder is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 who retired. On November 2 Elliott lost to Griffin.

External links

• Senator Joyce Elliott (D) official Arkansas Senate website
• Joyce Elliott for Congress official campaign site
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org