Denny Altes

Who is Denny Altes?

Robert Dennis "Denny" Altes is the departing state representative for Arkansas House District 63. A Republican, he is the former Minority Leader of the Arkansas Senate. From 1999 to 2003, he served previously in the state House from District 14.

Altes has served on a number of committees in the Arkansas General Assembly. Altes was the chairman of the Joint Performance Review committee and also served on the Arkansas Legislative Council – Senate, Joint Budget Committee, Joint Revenue & Tax – Senate Rules committee, Senate Transportation and Technology committee and the Insurance and Commerce committee during his time in the Senate. Altes has also served in the Vietnam War.

Before the start of his legislative career, Representative Altes was a justice of the peace for the Sebastian County Quorum Court, equivalent to county commission in other states. In January 1999, he won a special election to serve the remainder of the term of former State Representative W. K. "Mac" McGehee's term in the Arkansas House. In 2000, he sought re-election unopposed for House District 14.

In 2002, Representative Altes ran for the vacated District 13 Senate seat and was re-elected in 2006.