Re-elected Arkansas senators take their oath of office on the Senate floor on Monday, January 13, 2025, the first day of the 95th General Assembly. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)
Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly began Monday afternoon with the swearing-in of new and returning lawmakers, including new House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot.
Evans overwhelmingly won the chamber’s vote for the speakership in May 2024 and was elected to a fourth House term in November. He took the oath of office as speaker after he and his colleagues all took the oath as state representatives, led by Supreme Court Associate Justice Shawn Womack…