Steven Mark Bryles (September 17, 1957 - December 28, 2012) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the
Arkansas Senate from 2001 to 2011, and a member of the
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Political career
Steve Bryles represented Senate District 15, which includes
Mississippi and
Poinsett counties, in the Arkansas Senate 2001-2011.
Elected in 2000 in his first venture into politics, Bryles defeated state representative Joe Harris. His committee memberships included Public Education; Agriculture, Economic Development and Forestry; Joint Budget, and Legislative Council. Bryles worked to establish the Great River Economic Development Foundation.
In 2011, Bryles was appointed deputy director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and then became director of the commission.
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Personal life
Born in Piggott, Arkansas
Piggott is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Corning. It is the northern terminus of the Arkansas segment of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, a National Scenic Byway. As of the ...
, Bryles attended public schools in Star City, Osceola and Blytheville
Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010.
History
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and majored in agricultural economics at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He had more than 27 years of experience in the cotton industry. A member of the First Presbyterian Church in Blytheville, Bryles was married to Pamela and had one son and two daughters.
Bryles died of cancer in 2012 aged 55.
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External links
Project Vote Smart - Senator Steve Bryles (AR)
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*''Follow the Money'' - Steven Mark 'Steve' Bryles
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1957 births
2012 deaths
Democratic Party Arkansas state senators
Businesspeople from Arkansas
People from Piggott, Arkansas
University of Arkansas alumni
20th-century American businesspeople