Denny Altes

Denny Altes
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 63rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Frank Glidewell
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 13th district
In office January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Bud Canada
Succeeded by	Jake Files
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 14th district
In office January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Mac McGehee
Succeeded by	Benny Petrus
Personal details
Born	May 12, 1948 (1948-05-12) (age 63) Houston, Texas
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan
Residence	Fort Smith, Arkansas
Alma mater	Arkansas Tech University University of Arkansas University of Mississippi
Profession	Businessman
Religion	Baptist
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1970
Rank	Military Police
Unit	Panmunjon
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Robert Dennis "Denny" Altes (Born May 12, 1948) is the current Representative for District 63, a Republican, he is the former Senate Minority Leader of the Arkansas Senate. He previously served in the House from 1999–2003

Altes has served on a number of committees in the General Assembly. Altes was the Chair of the Joint Performance Review committee and also served on the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) – Senate, Joint Budget Committee, Joint Revenue & Tax – Senate Rules committee, Senate Transportation and Technology committee and the Insurance and Commerce committee during his time in the Senate. Altes has also served in the Vietnam War.

Before the start of his legislative career, Representative Altes served as Justice of the Peace for Sebastian County Quorum Court. In January 1999, he won a special election to serve the remainder of former State Representative W.K. "Mac" McGehee's term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2000, he sought re-election unopposed for House District 14.

In 2002, Representative Altes ran for the vacated District 13 Senate seat and was re-elected in 2006. In the 86th General Assembly, he served as Senate Minority Leader and Assistant President Pro Tempore.

Representative Altes graduated first in his class at Southside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas before attending Arkansas Tech University. In college, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War^[1] and was stationed in Panmunjom, Korea, where he served in the military police. Upon his return he completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and later attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi and the University of Arkansas. Today he serves as a proud life member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans.

In 1974, Representative Altes founded Altes Company and Environmental Systems and served as president. From 1982 until 2007, he was president and CEO of Resourect Recycling Incorporated, which merged with Fibresource Incorporated in 1991. He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Bobby and Ana, and two grandchildren, Cole and Caroline. Representative Altes and his wife are members of First Baptist Church in Fort Smith, where he serves as a deacon.

References

1. ^ http://static.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32

Persondata
Name	Altes, Denny
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Short description
Date of birth	May 12, 1948
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death
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