Chris Thomason

Steven Christopher "Chris" Thomason (born December 30, 1972) is an American lawyer, former Arkansas state representative, former prosecutor, and the current chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Chris Thomason
Chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Assumed office
August 1, 2008
Preceded byCharles L. Welch[1]
Prosecuting Attorney for the Eighth North Judicial Circuit of Arkansas
In office
January 1, 2007 – August 1, 2008
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byCecile Bledsoe
Succeeded byDavid "Bubba" Powers
Personal details
Born
Steven Christopher Thomason[2][3]

(1972-12-30) December 30, 1972[3]
Bowie County, Texas[3]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Penny[4]
EducationUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA, JD)
OccupationSchool Administrator

Personal life and education

He is the son of Harland E. and Suzanne Cox Thomason.[3]

He graduated from Hope High School in Hope, Arkansas in 1991.[4]

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1998.[5][4]

Career

Thomason practiced law in Hope in 1998 and later became a member of the Wright, Burke, Thomason and Graham Law Firm until the end of 2002.[4] In 2003, he opened his own private practice law office in Hope.[4]

He served as the deputy prosecuting attorney for Arkansas's 8th Judicial Circuit North from 1999-2002, and served as the prosecuting attorney from 2006-2008. In between his two stints as a prosecutor, he served two terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives (2003-2007). Thomason became chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope in 2008.[5]

Thomason has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Arkansas's 4th congressional district and for governor.[6][7]

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References
  1. Dr. Charles Welch '03 Named ASU System President (November 9, 2010)
  2. https://www.martindale.com/hope/arkansas/steven-christopher-thomason-2097796-a/
  3. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
  4. UAHT Chancellor named Hempstead County Educator of the Year (March 13, 2018)
  5. "Chancellor Chris Thomason". University of Arkansas System. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  6. Miller, Joshua (6 March 2013). "Farm Team: Arkansas Has Deep Democratic Bench but Few Opportunities". Roll Call. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  7. Lyon, John (27 January 2013). "McDaniel's Departure Leaves Arkansas Governor's Race Wide Open". Arkansas News Bureau. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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