Mark Wilcox,
Arkansas' State Land Commissioner, is the second youngest
elected land commissioner in the United States. He was elected to
his first term in November 2002.
For the last 12 years,
Mark Wilcox served as a county official in
Faulkner County, one or Arkansas' most populous counties. He was
elected Justice of the peace in 1990, and when elected as tax
collector in 1992, he was the first person to serve in that position
once it became a separate office. Prior to his public service
career, he worked his family's farm north of Conway, where he
continues to cattle farm.
He serves on the board of the Faulkner County Farm Bureau and is
past president of that county's Cattlemen's Association. His family
was named Faulkner County Farm Family of the Year in 1990. He also
received an award as Arkansas' Outstanding Young Farmer.
A graduate of the Faulkner County Leadership Institute,
Mark Wilcox is a
former member of the board of directors of the Faulkner County
United Way and the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
He and his wife, Lisa, have one son, Dustin, a graduate of Henderson
State University in Arkadelphia. They are members of Bethlehem
Baptist Church in Greenbrier. |
