What is Stanley Russ?
{{more sources|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox politician | name = Stanley Russ | image = | caption = | office = President pro tempore of the [[Arkansas Senate]] | term_start = 1995 | term_end = 1997 | predecessor = | successor = | office2 = Member of the [[Arkansas Senate]] from the 21st (later 30th) district | term_start2 = January 28, 1975 | term_end2 = January 8, 2001 | predecessor2 = [[Guy H. Jones]] | successor2 = [[Gilbert Baker (politician)|Gilbert Baker]] | birth_name = Otis Stanley Russ | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|08|31}} | birth_place = [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]], [[Arkansas]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|01|05|1930|08|31}} | death_place = Conway, Arkansas | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Nina Benton (m. 1951–2005) | children = 2 | alma_mater = [[University of Arkansas]] | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flag|United States Army}} | serviceyears = July 1952 – July 1954 }} '''Otis Stanley Russ''' (August 31, 1930 &ndash; January 5, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He served as a member of the [[Arkansas Senate]] from the 21st (later 30th) district from January 1975 to January 2001. He also served as [[President pro tempore]] of the Senate from 1995 to 1997. Russ was born in [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]], [[Arkansas]]. He married Nina Benton in 1951. They had two children, and she died in 2005. Russ died from [[acute myeloid leukemia]] on January 5, 2017 in Conway. He was 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/former-arkansas-state-senator-russ-dies/636725414|work=ArkansasMatters.com|title=Sen. Cotton Remembers Former Arkansas State Senator Russ|date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113822/http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/former-arkansas-state-senator-russ-dies/636725414|url-status=dead}}</