Arkansas House Chief of Staff Roy Ragland announces retirement

The Chief of Staff for the Arkansas House of Representatives, Roy Ragland, recently announced he will retire later this year. His last day will be June 28, “It has been the honor of a lifetime serving the Arkansas General Assembly in this position,” said Ragland. “I will forever be grateful to Speaker Carter, Speaker Gillam, and Speaker Shepherd for the opportunities I’ve had working for the House.”

The Chief of Staff for the Arkansas House of Representatives, Roy Ragland, recently announced he will retire later this year. His last day will be June 28, “It has been the honor of a lifetime serving the Arkansas General Assembly in this position,” said Ragland. “I will forever be grateful to Speaker Carter, Speaker Gillam, and Speaker Shepherd for the opportunities I’ve had working for the House.”

Mr. Ragland served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2005 through 2011.

Subsequent to his legislative service he worked as Deputy Director of Governmental Affairs for Secretary of State Mark Martin from 2011 until December 2012. He began his career on the House staff in December 2012 as Director of Member Services. In 2016, he was named Deputy Chief of Staff and in 2017, he was named Chief of Staff for Speaker Jeremy Gillam.

When Speaker Gillam resigned in July 2018, Speaker Matthew Shepherd retained Ragland as his Chief of Staff.

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