[needs update] Samuel Lane Jean (born November 10, 1958)[1] is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 2, which includes parts of Lafayette, Miller, and Columbia counties.
[5] Jean's mother Katheryn (1929-2007), a native of Birmingham, Alabama, was president of the Reeves Land and Timber Company in Magnolia and active in Columbia County's Republican Party.
[citation needed] Jean won his District 4 House seat in the 2010 Arkansas elections, succeeding the term-limited Democrat, Bruce Maloch, who moved on to the Arkansas State Senate, and defeating the Democratic nominee, Raymond Robertson, with 52.5% of the vote.
[9] Jean is opposed to abortion and voted to ban the practice after 20 weeks of gestation.
He is a member of the Church of Christ in Emerson and is affiliated with Rotary International and the Arkansas Municipal League.