Bruce Alan Cozart (born October 3, 1955) is an American politician and businessman who has been a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since 2011.
Cozart was born on October 3, 1955. Cozart graduated from Lake Hamilton High School in 1973.
Cozart founded Bruce Cozart Construction, Inc. in 1977. He is a general contractor for commercial and residential buildings. Cozart served on the Lake Hamilton school board from 1991 to 2001.
Cozart won a special election against Jerry Raphon on March 8, 2011.
During the 2011-12 Legislature Cozart served on the following committees:
Cozart won re-election 7,778 votes to 4,624 against Jimmie Harmon.
During the 2013-14 Legislature Cozart served on the following committees:
Cozart ran unopposed in the 2014 election.
During the 2015-16 Legislature Cozart served on the following committees:
Cozart ran unopposed in the 2016 election.
During the 2017-18 Legislature Cozart served on the Following committees:
Cozart won re-election 6,460 votes to Kallen Peret's 2,913.
During the 2019-20 Legislature Cozart served on the Following committees:
In February 2019, Cozart sponsored a bill that would raise minimum teacher salaries across the state of Arkansas. The bill was passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives. There were funding concerns about the bill before it passed.
Cozart ran unopposed in the 2020 election.
During the 2021-22 Legislature Cozart serves on the Following committees:
In February 2021, Cozart sponsored a bill that would allow parents to challenge curriculum they did not like. It came less than a day after a failure of a bill that banned the 1619 Project from being used in schools. The bill passed and became law. Cozart, alongside Missy Irvin in the Arkansas Senate, helped get another teacher pay increase bill passed in both the Arkansas House and Senate in April 2021. The bill would aim to increase median teacher salaries across the board. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed the bills on April 12, 2021.
Cozart is married and has two sons. Cozart is a follower of the Assembly of God faith.