In The Arena with Mindy McAlindon - Rep. Mary Bentley

Rep. Mary Bentley is serving her sixth term in the Arkansas House. She represents District 54 which includes portions of Yell, Pope, Perry, Saline, and Conway counties.
For the 95th General Assembly, Rep. Bentley serves as Vice-Chair of the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee. She also serves on the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee and the Arkansas Legislative Council.

Currently, Bentley is the owner of Bentley Plastics in Perryville, Arkansas where she has been the CEO since 2000. Rep. Bentley has three grown children and six beautiful grandchildren where she resides in Perry County. She is an active member of Perry County Right to Life.
Rep Bentley is one of the founding members of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers and currently serves as the president of the NACL Legislative Council.

Mindy McAlindon represents Arkansans in the10th House district. She continues to fight for parental empowerment, strong schools, lower taxes and securing Arkansas' quality of life.
In 2023, she was awarded the Legislator of the Year award by ALEC and in 2024 she received the National Consumer Champion award by Consumers’ Research for her bills protecting state pensions.

Outside of politics, Mindy is a Vanderbilt and Indiana University alum who works as a Brand and Marketing Strategist. Mindy resides in Benton County, AR with her husband and their four children.