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For the author, see Dan Greenburg.For other people named Daniel Greenberg, see Daniel Greenberg (disambiguation).
Dan Greenberg Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 31st districtIn office
2006–2011Preceded by Jeremy Hutchinson Succeeded by David J. Sanders[1] Personal details Born 1965/1966 (age 45–46) Political party Republican Spouse(s) Marjorie Children three Profession lawyer, politician Website Dan-Greenberg.com Daniel "Dan" Greenberg (born 1965/1966)[2] is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2006 through 2011. Greenberg, who lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, represented legislative district 31 in Arkansas, which includes portions of Pulaski and Saline counties.
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Family and education
Greenberg is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Paul Greenberg of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.[3]
Greenberg received a B.A. (honors) in philosophy from Brown University in 1988 and an M.A. in philosophy from Bowling Green State University in 1990.[2] He graduated from law school in 2007,[3] receiving his J.D. from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While a law student, he served as chief Articles Editor of the Law Review. He also studied law for a year at the University of Chicago.
Career
Greenberg was an analyst for the conservative Heritage Foundation, a writer for the libertarian Cato Institute, and a teacher at the high school and college level in the fields of philosophy, political science, and computer programming. He published over 100 articles on government and public policy in newspapers, magazines, and academic journals, including the New York Times, National Review, the Monist, and the Ohio State Law Journal.
In 1996, as policy director for then Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Greenberg was named to the Arkansas Business "40 under 40" list of leaders in business and government.[4] He runs his own communications firm, is a former teacher at the Arkansas Governor's School for the Gifted and Talented, is senior editor of the academic journal Critical Review and a law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's W.H. Bowen School of Law.[5]
Politics
When Greenberg ran for the state legislature in 2006, he was endorsed by his own state legislator, Jeremy Hutchinson, who was prohibited by term limits for running for reelection. Greenberg and Hutchinson had run against each other for the seat in 1999 as primary opponents, an election that Hutchinson won. In May and June 2006, Greenberg placed first in the district's hotly-contested primary and runoff and was elected to succeed Jeremy Hutchinson in the legislative seat for which the two had once competed.
When he was first elected in June 2006, at the age of 40, he had already served most of two terms as a county legislator on Pulaski County's Quorum Court.
Greenberg served on the Public Transportation and State Agencies committees. He is the vice-chairman of the State Agencies subcommittee on Constitutional Issues.
Greenberg made national news[6] when he proposed the "Edifice Complex Prevention Act" barring naming public facilities after living people. "In the old days we had a tradition of waiting to judge a person's whole life before we named a building after them," said Greenberg.[6]
After being elected two terms as Arkansas State Representative, Greenberg ran for Arkansas State Senate, losing narrowly to former State Representative Jeremy Hutchinson in the 2010 Republican primary, continuing the Greenberg-Hutchinson saga.
Personal
He is married to Marjorie and is the father of three children, Jacob, Robert, and Rachel.
References
- ^ "David J. Sanders, R-31". Arkansas House of Representatives. http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/287/david-j-sanders. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "40 under 40 - Dan Greenberg". Arkansas Business. 1996. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/people_ab_40U.asp?id=297. "30-year-old Greenberg"
- ^ a b Greenberg, Paul (January 12, 2007). "My son, the legislator". Townhall.com. http://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2007/01/12/my_son_the_legislator.
- ^ "1996 40 under 40 honorees". Arkansas Business. 1996. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/people_ab_40U.asp?formYear=1996.
- ^ "LR state lawmaker to seek re-election". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. January 29, 2008. http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/jan/29/lr-state-lawmaker-seek-re-election-20080129/.
- ^ a b Stossel, John (March 21, 2007). "What's in a Building's Name? A Lot of Tax Dollars". 20/20. ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2967219&page=1.
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