James Paul Hendren (born August 12, 1963)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 2nd district.

During this time, he worked for passage of several pieces of anti-abortion legislation, including a ban on partial birth abortions in 1996 and the Fetal Protection Law of 1999.

In 2003, Hendren returned to military service and joined the Missouri Air National Guard, of which he holds the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Re-elected in the 2016 election, Hendren served on the Education Facilities Oversight Committee and the Arkansas Legislative Council.

[2] Hendren passed legislation exempting all active duty and National Guard personnel from state income tax in 2013.

He was also appointed chairman of a Joint Task Force charged with reforming public school and Arkansas State Employee Insurance programs.