The David Sanders for House District 31 campaign drops a note that Sanders is hosting a fundraiser this evening at Little Rock's Pipe and Tobacco Shop on University Avenue, across the street from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It's at 6 p.m., so make your way over there if you want to support Sanders' campaign, or if you just want to reek of cigar smoke for the next 72 hours. … [Read more...]
David Sanders to Announce for House Race in District 31
January 12, 2010
Former Arkansas News Bureau columnist David Sanders, a veteran of Arkansas politics and media, will announce his campaign for District 23 31 in the state House of Representatives at noon Wednesday at the Arkansas Capitol. (Sanders began flirting with the notion of running a few weeks ago, as noted by The Arkansas Times, when the U.S. Senate candidate he'd signed up to work with withdrew from the race citing health concerns.) The conservative Sanders will run as a Republican, of course, setting … [Read more...]
Gary Campbell Plans Run for District 64 House Seat
December 17, 2009
Republican Gary Campbell of Fort Smith is spreading the word that he's planning a run for Arkansas House of Representatives in District 64. The seat is currently held by GOP first-termer Stephanie Malone, setting us up for another primary race. Campbell's full news release at jump. … [Read more...]
Campaign Watchers! More 2010 Campaign Updates!
December 7, 2009
Hey, things may be a little slow over here of late, but rest assured that our running lists of potential and announced 2010 Arkansas candidates are being updated regularly. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Mike Wickline runs with a report today on some races to watch (subscription only link), which included a couple of names we didn't have yet, so I've added them to the lists in the appropriate places. In case you missed it last week, The Tolbert Report noted that GOP Rep. Mark Martin is eyeing … [Read more...]
J.R. Dallas to Seek House District 63 Seat
October 24, 2009
J.R. Dallas of Fort Smith, former head of the Arkansas Air National Guard 188th Fighter Wing, will announce Monday that he's running for the Arkansas House of Representatives seat representing District 63, according to the City Wire in Fort Smith. Dallas will run as a Republican, so he'll face Arkansas Sen. Denny Altes, who's also running for the seat, in a primary. The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Frank Glidewell, who is term-limited and is running for the Arkansas Senate seat … [Read more...]
Keith Crass to Run for Arkansas House District 24 Seat
October 14, 2009
Keith Crass of Hot Springs, a certified public accountant, announces today that he'll run for the Arkansas House of Representatives seat in District 24 as a Republican. The seat is currently held by Rep. Rick Saunders, who is term-limited. Full release from Crass at the jump. … [Read more...]
Ken Cowling, Paul White Join State Senate Races
October 5, 2009
Two more updates in our running lists of 2010 campaigns: Former state Rep. Ken Cowling, a Democrat, is announcing he'll run for the District 21 Senate seat in southwest Arkansas, which is being vacated by term-limited Democratic Sen. Barbara Horn. House Majority Leader Steve Harrelson is also running for the seat. Meanwhile, Paul White of Mountain View, a Republican, has announced he'll run for the District 10 seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Paul Miller, who is term-limited. A couple of … [Read more...]
2010 Campaigns: The Keeper of the Scrolls
September 24, 2009
Lots of new developments these last few days with some of the Arkansas 2010 political races, and we've been updating our running lists of candidates to reflect the new activity. For your convenience, I've added a link to all the campaign tipsheets over in the right-hand navigation bar on the page. Right there, on your right. No, over there, that blue bar where it says "2010 Campaigns." There. Right there. Right. There. See it? Yes? Good. Jesus. Most of the activity this week appears to have … [Read more...]
