Margie Sexton

I always said I wanted to be a social worker when I was going to college, which is one of the reasons why I did sociology and psychology. When I graduated from college in 1989, the first one to offer me a job was Department of Human Services. The odd thing was it was doing Medicaid and food stamps, not children and family services. Since they were the first one to call me and offer me a job, I took that position because I was a new college graduate and I needed a job. I stayed with that position, including being supervisor, for like 13 of those years, doing their programs such as Medicaid, nursing home, food stamps, and all the programs that were medical and financial and economic programs. Then the Attorney General's office called me to be an investigator, so I took their position. I was given training when I was with the Arkansas Attorney General's Office as an investigator for consumer complaints, because we did deceptive trade practices there. They sent me to various trainings, some out of state. Now I work with the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission where I verify whether or not the people that have a license with our state have their license renewed to do business in the state of Arkansas. I also do complaints for constituents and consumers in our state that complain about a franchise dealership, which is who we license. I've been a people person my whole life.