Jimmy Gazaway

Rep. Jimmy Gazaway is serving his 5th term in the Arkansas House. He represents District 31 which includes Greene County. 

For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Gazaway chairs the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.  He also serves on the House Judiciary Committee, the Joint Performance Review Committee, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.

A native of Paragould, Representative Gazaway has been an attorney in private practice there since 2006. From 2008-2017, Rep. Gazaway served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for the Second Judicial District of Arkansas where he gained extensive trial experience, successfully trying numerous jury trials including cases of capital murder, 1st-degree murder, 2nd-degree murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, rape, and others. In addition to his private practice, Rep. Gazaway has served as legal counsel to several municipalities.

Representative Gazaway is a 2003 graduate of Arkansas State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, graduating with honors and recognized as the outstanding graduate in political science for 2003. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2006. He is a member of the Greene County Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce, Paragould Rotary Club, Paragould Young Professionals, and is a graduate of Leadership Paragould Class XIX.

Following the 2017-2018 legislative session, Representative Gazaway was named the 2017 Consumer Advocate of the Year by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for his legislative contributions in protecting the civil justice system. He also received the Advocate of Justice award from the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney’s Association, the Distinguished Legislator Award from the Arkansas Municipal League, and was named a 2018 Legislative Champion by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association.
He resides in Paragould with his wife, Jessica, and daughter, Julianna.