American politician
Charlene Fite (born 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arkansas State House representing District 80 since 2013.[1]
Early life and education
Fite was born in Alma, Arkansas. She has a B.S. in deaf education from the University of Tennessee in 2000, an M.S.Ed. in special education from the University of Arkansas, and attended the Taipei Language Institute.[2]
Career
Fife is a retired school psychology specialist. She was first elected to the House in 2012 and has been re-elected through 2020.[needs update] Her last campaign focused on economic growth; she favors less government regulation to help economic development.[3] She is chairperson of the Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee; and, vice-chair of ALC-Hospital and Medicaid Subcommittee.[4] Fite has served on the Board of Court Appointed Special Advocates in Crawford County, the Board of Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas, and the Board for Bost Development Centers.[1]
Personal
She lives in Van Buren, Arkansas,[4] and is married to Tom Fite, with six children and seven grandchildren.[2]
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