Background
Beck was born in the capital city of Little Rock in Pulaski County.
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He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in the city of Conway in Faulkner County.
Career
He is employed as an engineer at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation plant in Maumelle in Pulaski County. He previously worked for other area companies. Beck ran for the District 65 seat in the Arkansas House and was unopposed in the Republican primary election held on May 20, 2014.
He then unseated the Democrat Tommy Thompson, 4,588 (526 percent) to 4,135 votes (474 percent), in the November 4 general election in which Republicans swept most of the offices in Arkansas.
Beck is assigned to the House committees on: (1) Judiciary, (2) Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development, and (3) Legislative Joint Auditing.In February 2015, Beck joined dozens of his fellow Republicans and two Democrats in co-sponsoring legislation submitted by Representative Lane Jean of Magnolia, to reduce unemployment compensation benefits. The measure was promptly signed into law by Governor Asa Hutchinson.
He is also a former scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America. He is affiliated with Saint Joseph Parish in Center Ridge.
Beck previously lived in Conway, Morrilton, and Springfield, Arkansas, and Greenville near Appleton in Outagamie County in east central Wisconsin, years unavailable.
Membership
He is an adjunct professor and advisory board member of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton in Conway County. The Becks resides in Center Ridge in Conway County, where he is a former member of the volunteer fire department.
