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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Vivian Flowers is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 17. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014.

Flowers earned her B.S. in political science and Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her M.P.S. from the Clinton School of Public Service. Her professional experience includes working as Committee Staff for the Bureau of Legislative Research, Executive Director for the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus and Director Of Recruitment For Diversity at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Education

  • Attended, Howard University
  • BA, Political Science/Professional/Technical Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • MPS, Public Service, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, 2005-2006

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Howard University
  • BA, Political Science/Professional/Technical Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • MPS, Public Service, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, 2005-2006
  • Former Intern, Secretary General at Civicus
  • Chief Operating Officer, Center for Diversity Affairs, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2013-2016
  • Director of Recruitment for Diversity, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2007-2013
  • Executive Director, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 2003-2005
  • Project Manager/Consultant, Vivian Wright Consulting & Associates, 2004-2005
  • Surrogate Director, Kerry-Edwards for Arkansas/Coordinated Campaign, 2004
  • Staff, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 1997-2003
  • Committee Secretary, Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, 1997-2002

Political Experience

  • Attended, Howard University
  • BA, Political Science/Professional/Technical Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • MPS, Public Service, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, 2005-2006
  • Former Intern, Secretary General at Civicus
  • Chief Operating Officer, Center for Diversity Affairs, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2013-2016
  • Director of Recruitment for Diversity, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2007-2013
  • Executive Director, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 2003-2005
  • Project Manager/Consultant, Vivian Wright Consulting & Associates, 2004-2005
  • Surrogate Director, Kerry-Edwards for Arkansas/Coordinated Campaign, 2004
  • Staff, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 1997-2003
  • Committee Secretary, Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, 1997-2002
  • Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 17, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 17, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Aging, Children And Youth, Legislative And Military Affairs, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Girls State Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Counties and Municipalities, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Children and Youth, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Complaints and Remediation, Arkansas State House of Representative

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee

Member, Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Auditing

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Educational Institutions

Vice Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Medicaid

Member, Public Transportation Committee

Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Parks and Tourism

Member, Subcommittee on Waterways and Aeronautics

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Howard University
  • BA, Political Science/Professional/Technical Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • MPS, Public Service, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, 2005-2006
  • Former Intern, Secretary General at Civicus
  • Chief Operating Officer, Center for Diversity Affairs, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2013-2016
  • Director of Recruitment for Diversity, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2007-2013
  • Executive Director, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 2003-2005
  • Project Manager/Consultant, Vivian Wright Consulting & Associates, 2004-2005
  • Surrogate Director, Kerry-Edwards for Arkansas/Coordinated Campaign, 2004
  • Staff, Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, 1997-2003
  • Committee Secretary, Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, 1997-2002
  • Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 17, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 17, 2018, 2020
  • Volunteer, Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits
  • Volunteer, Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA) Women's Shelter, Pine Bluff
  • Member, NAACP, Pine Bluff Chapter
  • Volunteer, Pine Bluff Historic District Commission
  • Member, Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Commissioner/Chair, Arkansas Minority Health Commission, 2000-2011
  • Board Member/Women of Promise Chair, Women's Foundation of Arkansas, 2006-2009