RPA STAFF
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RPA CHAIRMAN Jonelle Fulmer |
Jonelle Fulmer was elected State Chairman in December of 2020. She was the former National Committeewoman for Arkansas in June, 2012. She attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has spent more than 20 years working in the grassroots of Arkansas Republican politics. Besides working on several campaigns, she has served as President (and Secretary) of the Sebastian County Republican Women, Assistant Secretary of the Republican Party of Arkansas, and First VP of the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women. She is currently serving her fifth term as Secretary of the Sebastian County Republican Committee and her third term as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Republican Women. Fulmer currently resides in Fort Smith, AR with her husband, Dane. They have two adult sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandsons.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SARAH JO REYNOLDS |
Sarah serves as the Republican Party of Arkansas' Executive Director. She is currently in her 8th year with the RPA. She is an alumnus of Arkansas Tech University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science and a master's degree in science in College Student Personnel.
As a result of her grandfather, Judge Bud Harper, serving as one of the first county judges in the state of Arkansas, and her grandmother's lifelong public service, Sarah Jo became interested in politics from an early age. She became actively involved with the Republican Party of Arkansas while in college, serving as chairman of the Arkansas Tech College Republicans during which time she was active in many local and statewide campaigns. She has previously served as Senior Political Director for the Third and Fourth Congressional districts, as well as Administrative Assistant for Commissioner of State Lands, John Thurston, and Field Director for Arkansas Victory in Central Arkansas with a primary focus on Saline County. |
FINANCE DIRECTOR ASHLEY WELLS |
A native of Bryant, Arkansas, Ashley serves as the Finance Director at the Republican Party of Arkansas. Prior to becoming the Finance Director in 2016, Ashley served as the Deputy Finance Director at the RPA since 2014. Prior to working at the RPA, Ashley assisted in operating her successful family owned and operated business in Saline County. Ashley married her sweetheart and has two beautiful children and a cute dog. |
VICTORY DIRECTOR SETH MAYS |
Born in a Fort Smith hospital following a tornado, Seth Mays knows how to make an entrance. A graduate of Mansfield High School he attended Arkansas Tech University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and an Associate of Science in criminal justice. While in his senior year of college Seth was named Political Director for Governor Asa Hutchinson's 2018 campaign for re-election, which resulted in the largest win percentage for a 4-year governor and the most counties won by a Republican nominee. Following the 2018 cycle, Seth moved to Washington, DC to work for the Republican National Committee in local and national communications, where he interacted with media outlets across the nation.
He moved back to Arkansas to be Senior Political Director for the Republican Party of Arkansas during the 2020 election, where Arkansas Republicans won a record number of state house and senate races, and finally controlled more than 50% of county-wide offices. It was from there that he joined the team at JCD Consulting, before ultimately being asked by Republican gubernatorial nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders to be Victory Director for the 2022 cycle. Seth is a former two-time State Chairman of the Arkansas Federation of College Republicans. He currently lives in Little Rock, and is a native of Mansfield, AR. |
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AMBER CRAWFORD |
Amber, a Greenbrier native, is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas with a degree in Accounting, and The Campaign School at Yale. Prior to joining the Republican Party of Arkansas, Amber worked as a Policy Analyst for Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston. Previously, she served as the 2020 Political Director for French Hill for Arkansas, and as a Field Director for the Republican Party of Arkansas during the 2016 presidential election. She is a former First Vice-Chair of the Arkansas Young Republicans, and Chair of the Central Arkansas Young Republicans. Amber is a member of the Junior League of Little Rock, a Board Member of the Arkansas State House Society, and a member of the Impact Council via the Women's Public Leadership Network. She resides in Little Rock with her husband Chase, and their dog Kyzer. |
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GABRIELLE HARVEY |
Gabrielle Harvey is native to Hot Springs and a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas with two bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Public Administration. She currently attends the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where she is enrolled in the Masters of Public Administration Program. During her time at UCA, Gabrielle became active in many Republican organizations. She started as Chairman of UCA College Republicans, and worked her way up to State Chairman of the Arkansas Federation of College Republicans where she is currently serving. Gabrielle remains active with the Faulkner County Republican Women, Faulkner County Republican Committee where she serves as Communications Chair, and the Faulkner County Young Republicans where she currently serves as Chairman. Gabrielle is the youngest of 5 kids, has a cat named Beanjamin (Bean) Franklin, and resides in Conway. |