Carol Dalby is a Republican representing District 100 in the Arkansas House of Representatives, covering Texarkana and part of Miller County. Born in 1956, she is an attorney practicing in Texarkana and serves as the Chairperson of the House Judiciary Committee—the first woman to hold this position in Arkansas history. She is currently in her fifth term and also serves on the House Insurance and Commerce Committee and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. Notable achievements include sponsoring bills on domestic violence as grounds for divorce, funding for domestic violence shelters, and her prior appointment as a district judge in Miller County and special justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court for ten years on the Lake View school case. She has received awards such as the Texarkana Arkansas School District Distinguished Alumni Award and the Junior League Outstanding Sustainer Award for volunteer service.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduated from Ouachita Baptist University; earned a master's degree from East Texas State University ; Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.
• Early Career: Taught seventh-grade English at North Heights Junior High School in Texarkana; served as public relations officer and director of personnel for the Texarkana Arkansas School District; practiced law as an assistant district attorney in Miller County, Arkansas, and Bowie County, Texas.
• Political and Public Service: President of the Texarkana Arkansas School District #7 Board of Trustees; appointed district judge in Miller County by Governor Mike Huckabee ; special justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court; member of the Arkansas Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Committee and Board of Trustees. Leadership roles include president of Opportunities Inc., Junior League of Texarkana, Texarkana Regional Arts Council/Women for the Arts, Texarkana Library Commission, and chair of the Miller County Red Cross. Board service includes Arkansas Women for Education, Texarkana Regional Center on Aging, Texarkana Friends of UAMS, and others. She is a member of First United Methodist Church, married to John, with two grown children.