id: ocd-person/0dee8795-58dd-48a8-980e-044d8d2ac646
name: Bart Hester
given_name: Bart
family_name: Hester
birth_date: 1977-12-09
gender: Male
email: bart.hester@senate.ar.gov
image: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Content/photos/2023/Senate/396_sm.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 2023-01-09
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '33'
- start_date: 2013-01-14
  end_date: 2023-01-08
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '33'
- end_date: 2023-01-09
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ar/government
  district: '1'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: State Capitol Building 500 Woodlane St., Suite 320, Little Rock, AR 72201
  voice: 501-682-2902
- classification: district-mail
  address: P.O. Box 85, Cave Springs, AR 72718
  voice: 479-531-4176
links:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/396
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/bart-hester/
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAssembly%2F2021%2FMember%20Profiles%2FSenator+Hester+-+Senate+Bio.pdf
  note: Biography
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAssembly%2F2023%2FMember%20Profiles%2FSenator+Hester+-+Senator+Bio.pdf
  note: Biography
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Document?id=&filename=Senator+Hester+-+Senate+Bio.pdf&source=Member+Profiles&ddBienniumSession=2021
other_names:
- name: B. Hester
- name: B.F. Hester
- name: Hester
- name: Hester, B.
ids:
  twitter: barthester
  instagram: StateSenatorBartHester
  facebook: BartHesterforStateSenate
other_identifiers:
- scheme: ballotpedia
  identifier: Bart_Hester
- scheme: followthemoney
  identifier: '10886643'
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ARL000187
- scheme: votesmart
  identifier: '136734'
sources:
- url: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Bart_Hester
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Hester
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/396
- url: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/bart-hester
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2019%2F2020F
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hester&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021S1#SearchResults
- url: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List?sort=Type&by=desc&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R#SearchResults
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-hester-8ba12745
extras:
  seniority: '9'
  occupation: Real Estate and Construction
  church affiliation: Baptist
  veteran: 'No'
  public service: Senate 2013,  2015,  2017 Majority Whip,  Majority Leader 2019,  Senate
    2021