EARLE, Ark. — Earle Mayor Jaylen Smith has announced plans to seek the Arkansas State House of Representatives seat for District 35.
Smith is a 2022 graduate of Earle High School. He was elected mayor of Earle in November 2022 and took office in January 2023. At age 18, he became the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history and one of the youngest mayors serving at the time.
Smith will seek the seat as a Democrat. Robert Thorne Jr. of Marion has announced plans to seek the seat as a Republican…