Mark Wilcox
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Mark Wilcox is the former Commissioner of State Lands of Arkansas
. A Democrat
, he was first elected in November 2002, taking office in January 2003, and was reelected in November 2006 to a second term.
He previously served as a county official in Faulkner County, having been elected justice of the peace
in 1990 and tax collector
in 1992.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. A Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, he was first elected in November 2002, taking office in January 2003, and was reelected in November 2006 to a second term.
He previously served as a county official in Faulkner County, having been elected justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in 1990 and tax collector
Tax collector
A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations. Tax collectors are often portrayed in fiction as being evil, and in the modern world share a somewhat similar stereotype to that of lawyers....
in 1992.