LOIS NAIR BURKS and BOB
Lois Ann Nair Burks has been married to Bob Burks for 45 years. She and Bob currently live in Benton, Arkansas which is located about 20 miles southwest of Little Rock in Saline County.

For the past twelve years, Lois has served as co-owner/operator (with husband Bob) of Burks' Nursery in Benton, Arkansas. From January of 1997 through December of 2002, she worked as Fiscal Officer for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 22nd Judicial District. From 1979 to 1987 Burks co-owned California Epi Center, (a tropical cactus nursery) in Vista, California. Prior to that time she worked for Thriftimart, Inc., and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Burks attended Los Angeles Valley Community College.

The Office of the County Judge in Saline County, Arkansas currently employs Lois as a contract grant writer/administrator. She has worked in that position since April of 2003.

Lois has served as a Commissioner on the Arkansas Department of Economic Development Commission since November 1997. She served as Treasurer/Fiscal Officer for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Saline County, Inc. from 1997 to 2003. CASA is a non-profit organization that provides trained volunteers who are appointed by the Circuit/Chancery Judge to serve as advocates for abused or neglected children in the court system. She serves as Vice-Chairman of Operation Roundup, a subsidiary board of First Electric Cooperative that donates money to deserving organizations. She is a member of the Benton Chamber of Commerce, the Saline County Industrial Development Commission, and a past charter member and mentor of Saline County Toastmasters. She served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Lake Norrell Fire Department Board of Commissioners for nine years. Burks served as Justice of the Peace (the California equivalent of a County Commissioner) for District #4, Saline County from 1991 to 1996. She previously served as 1st Vice-Chairman of the Saline County Republican Committee, is a member of the Saline County Republican Women's Club, and previously served four years as Secretary/Treasurer of the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee. She and Bob are members of First Baptist Church in Benton, Arkansas.


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