Editing Van Buren County, Arkansas (section)

==Government==
[[File:Quorum Court Chambers of Van Buren County, Arkansas.jpg|right|thumb|The Van Buren County Quorum Court meets at the courthouse annex, 1414 Hwy. 65 South in Clinton]]
{{see also|County government in Arkansas|County judge|Quorum Court}}
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Van Buren County Quorum Court has nine members.<ref>{{cite web |title= Van Buren County |url= https://www.arcounties.org/counties/van-buren/ |publisher= Association of Arkansas Counties |access-date= August 29, 2020 }}</ref> Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{ Cite encyclopedia |title= Quorum Courts |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=6348 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= March 24, 2014 |last= Teske |first= Steven |access-date= January 23, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{ Cite encyclopedia |title= Office of County Judge |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5720 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System |date= August 28, 2015 |last= Goss |first= Kay C. |access-date= January 23, 2016 }}</ref>
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|+Van Buren County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=Van Buren {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/van-buren/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Van_Buren/115839/web.307039/#/summary?v=316648/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[County judge|County Judge]]
|Dale James
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Municipal clerk|County Clerk]]
|Pam Bradford
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Court clerk|Circuit Clerk]]
|Debbie Gray
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Sheriff]]
|Eric Koonce
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Treasurer]]
|Mistie Wilson
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Tax collector|Collector]]
|Laura Shannon
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Tax assessment|Assessor]]
|Emma R. Smiley
|Republican
|-style="background-color: #F48882;
|[[Coroner]]
|Joe Tsosie
|Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 7 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 2 Independents. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Van Buren County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Van_Buren_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Van_Buren/119938/web.317647/#/summary?v=333343/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: David Holcomb (R)
* District 2: Nickie Brown ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
* District 3: Sarah Brown (R)
* District 4: Mary Philips (R)
* District 5: Michael Bradford (R)
* District 6: Bailee Fowler Roberson (R)
* District 7: Becky Page (R)
* District 8: Virgil Lemings (R)
* District 9: Ester Bass (I)

Additionally, the townships of Van Buren County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Van Buren County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Van_Buren_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Van_Buren/122574/web.345435/#/summary?v=355354/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* Archey Valley: Steven R. Bannick (R)
* Bradley: William Fosse (R)
* Culpepper: Scott Bramlett (R)
* East Griggs: William Fosko (R)
* Holly Mountain: Rance Dean (R)
* Red River: Devon Laubenthal (I)
* Union: Allen Dale Roberson (R)
* Washington: Thomas Bryan Turcol ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]])