Vivian Flowers
Vivian Flowers | |
|---|---|
| Mayor-elect of Pine Bluff | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Succeeding | Shirley Washington |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 65th district | |
| Assumed office January, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Delia Haak |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA, MA) |
Vivian Flowers is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She serves in the Arkansas House of Representatives and is a Democrat. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[1] She lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1]
She made a statement for the 50th anniversary of the Arkansas ACLU applauding its work and noting "Our rights are under attack."[2]
She and another politician who is African American were involved in an incident where police were called and a complaint filed in 2020. She has called for various police reforms after the incident.[3] She has represented Districts 17 and 65 in the Arkansas House since 2015.[4]
Flowers did not run for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2024, opting instead to run for mayor of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[5] Flowers defeated incumbent mayor Shirley Washington in the Democratic primary runoff in April 2024,[6] and defeated Libertarian John Fenley in the general election on November 5, 2024.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Vivian Flowers - Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org.
- ^ "Vivian Flowers: 50 Years of Legislative Support". ACLU of Arkansas. November 9, 2019.
- ^ "State Rep. Vivian Flowers pursues policing changes after being approached by officers with guns drawn". Arkansas Online. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Representative Vivian Flowers (D) - Arkansas State Legislature". www.arkleg.state.ar.us.
- ^ "State Representative Vivian Flowers to seek Pine Bluff's mayor spot". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. November 7, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Derby, Caroline (April 3, 2024). "Vivian Flowers wins Democratic primary run-off for Pine Bluff mayor". KARK. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Kienlen, Alex (November 6, 2024). "Vivian Flowers defeats John Fenley in race for Pine Bluff mayor". KARK. Retrieved November 20, 2024.