Fredrick Love

Fredrick Love of Little Rock graduated from Joe T. Robinson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, followed by a post-baccalaureate certificate in public health from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He attended the Harvard Kennedy School program for senior executives in state and local government. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 through 2022, six terms, and was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2022 and sworn in on January 9, 2023. He represents Senate District 15, which includes parts of Little Rock and Pulaski County, and serves as Senate minority whip. On June 23, 2025 he announced his campaign for governor. In the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary he defeated Supha Xayprasith-Mays, and the Associated Press called the race that night. He faces Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican incumbent, who had no primary challenger, on November 3, 2026.