Joyce Elliott for Congress

born and raised in rural arkansas, joyce elliott has been a pioneer for positive change since childhood. she grew up in the tiny community of willisville, arkansas, where she graduated from high school in a class of nine students. joyce was only the second person of color to graduate from the newly integrated school. her older sister , carolyn, was the first. joyce earned an undergraduate degree in english and speech from southern arkansas university in magnolia and a graduate degree in english from ouachita baptist university in arkadelphia, arkansas. aware of the joyous virtue of education and the transformative power of politics at an early age, joyce committed to becoming a public servant. her first path to public service led her to the classroom. for thirty years, joyce taught high school juniors and seniors in our public schools (both advanced placement and standard classes). after her teaching career, joyce served as a state representative from january 2001 through january