Lanny E. Fite (born c. 1950) is a retired

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for Saline County,

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, who is a Republican member of the

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for District 83. In 2014, he was elected without opposition to succeed the

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Ann Clemmer, a fellow Republican who instead ran unsuccessfully for the

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for

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. In his first term in office, Fite serves on the House committees of (1) Revenue and Tax Committee, (2) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, and (3) the Legislative Council. Fite graduated from Benton High School in Benton, the

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of Saline County. He is a member of

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and the

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. In 2011, he received the Professional of the Year Award from the

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. In 2001, he was the "Benton Citizen of the Year." He formerly lived in

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, Cabot, and Lonoke, Arkansas.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fite, Lanny 1949 births Living people Benton High School (Arkansas) alumni Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly County judges in Arkansas People from Benton, Arkansas Baptists from Arkansas