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Line 1: − {{USState − |name=Arkansas − |flag=Arkansas_State_Flag.gif − |motto=Regnat Populus (The People Rule) − |nick=The Natural State − |capital=Little Rock − |language=English − |governor=Mike Beebe − |gparty=Democrat − |senator2=John Boozman − |s2party=Republican − |s2phone=(202) 224 4843 − |s2email=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Boozman_John.htm Contact − |senator1=Mark Pryor − |s1party=Democrat − |s1phone=(202) 224-2353 − |s1email=http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ Contact − |population= − |date=June 15, 1836 (25th) − }} − '''Arkansas''' became the twenty-fifth state of the Union on June 15, 1836. The capital of Arkansas is [[Little Rock]]. − − ==History== − While Arkansas was originally a slave state, they did not secede from the Union until May 6, 1861 after [[Abraham Lincoln]] called on troops to respond to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. − − Arkansas would again make headlines after the [[Supreme Court]] case [[Brown v. Topeka Board of Education]] in 1957. Then Governor Oval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent [[African American]]s from entering Little Rock's Central High School. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] sent troops to help escort the students into the school. − − ==Politics of Arkansas== − − Arkansas typically votes Republican in presidential elections; George W. Bush won the state 51%-46% in 2000, 54%-45% in 2004 and John McCain 59%-39% in 2008. <ref>http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html</ref> However, Democrats fare better in local government. They hold the governors office and majorities in both chambers of their legislators. − − Senator Blanche Lincoln, a Democrat who was handley defeated for reelection in 2010, lost favor with the voters, according to polls. Lincoln won the approval of only 36% for the job she did as senator, with 44% disapproving, according to an Aug. 21-24 survey. Her support fell 13 points since March. The poll showed Lincoln running even or even slightly trailing, when matched up against three potential Republican challengers -- even though none of them were known statewide. She was dragged down by Obama's falling popularity, as only 30% of Arkansans supported Obama on health care.<ref> Public Policy Polling, "Lincoln looking vulnerable," [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AR_826424.pdf August 26, 2009 press release]</ref> − − Although Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state 37% to 29%, the 33% who are independent are quite conservative--more so than independents in any other state. − − ==Economy== − Arkansas is home to the major retailers Tyson Foods, [[Wal-Mart]] and J.B. Hunt. − − ==Famous Natives== − Former President [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] are from Arkansas (although Hillary did not grow up in the state). Bill was the 50th governor of the state prior to his run for presidency in 1992. 2008 [[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]] is also a former governor of Arkansas. − − ==Elected officials== − ===Federal=== − *Senator [[Mark Pryor]] (D) − *Senator [[John Boozman]] (R) − *Rep. [[Rick Crawford]] [R, AR-1] − *Rep. [[Timothy Griffin]] [R, AR-2] − *Rep. [[Steve Womack]] [R, AR-3] − *Rep. [[Mike Ross]] [D, AR-4] − − ===Statewide=== − *Governor [[Mike Beebe]] (D) − *Lt. Governor [[Mark Darr]] (R) − *Attorney General [[Dustin McDaniel]] (D) − *Secretary of State [[Mark Martin]] (R) − *State Auditor [[Charlie Daniels]] (D) − *State Treasurer [[Martha Shoffner]] (D) − *Land Commissioner [[John Thurston]] (R) − − ==List of Governors== − {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" − !#!!Name!!Assumed office!!Left office!!Party!!Lt. Governor!!Major events in term!!Oversaw which historical period − |- {{Party shading/red}} − |1 − |James Sevier Conway − |September 13 1836 − |November 4 1840 − |[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] − | − | − |American [[Slavery]] − |- − |2 − |Archibald Yell − |November 4 1840 − |April 29 1844 − |Democrat − | − |Resigned office; won seat in [[United States House of Representatives]] − |Slavery − |- − |— − |Samuel Adams − |April 29 1844 − |November 5 1844 − |Democrat − | − |President of the state senate; served remainder of Yell's term − |Slavery − |- − |3 − |Thomas Stevenson Drew − |November 5 1844 − |January 10 1849 − |Democrat − | − |Resigned office − |Slavery − |- − |— − |Richard C. Byrd − |January 10 1849 − |April 19 1849 − |Democrat − | − |President of the state senate; served portion of Drew's term until special election − |Slavery − |- − |4 − |John Selden Roane − |April 19 1849 − |November 15 1852 − |Democrat − | − |Special election to serve Drew's unexpired term. − |Slavery − |- − |5 − |Elias Nelson Conway − |November 15 1852 − |November 16 1860 − |Democrat − | − | − |Slavery − |- − |6 − |Henry Massey Rector − |November 16 1860 − |November 4 1862 − |Democrat − | − |Oversaw the secession of Arkansas from the Union prior to the [[American Civil War]] − |Slavery − |- − |7 − |Harris Flanagin − |November 4 1862 − |April 18 1864 − |Democrat − | − |Flanagin fled Little Rock for Washington, Arkansas to run a government-in-exile during [[American Civil War]], September 10 1863 − |Slavery ended by Union force − |- − |8 − |Isaac Murphy − |April 18 1864 − |July 2 1868 − |[[Republican Party|Republican]] − | − |Elected provisional governor by pro-Union loyalists, assuming office April 18 1864 − |Ratification of 13th, 14th Amemendments to U.S. Constitution − |- − |9 − |Powell Clayton − |July 2 1868 − |March 17 1871 − |Republican − | − |Resigned for seat in the [[United States Senate]] − |Reconstruction − |- − |— − |Ozra Amander Hadley − |March 17 1871 − |January 6 1873 − |Republican − | − |President of the state senate; served remainder of Clayton's term − |Reconstruction − |- − |10 − |Elisha Baxter − |January 6 1873 − |November 12 1874 − |Republican − | − |Removed from office; [[Brooks-Baxter War]]. − |Reconstruction − |- − |11 − |Augustus Hill Garland − |November 12 1874 − |January 11 1877 − |Democrat − | − |Implementation of [[Jim Crow]] laws − | − |- − |12 − |William Read Miller − |January 11 1877 − |January 11 1881 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |13 − |Thomas James Churchill − |January 11 1881 − |January 13 1883 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |14 − |James Henderson Berry − |January 13 1883 − |January 17 1885 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |15 − |Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. − |January 17 1885 − |January 8 1889 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |16 − |James Philip Eagle − |January 8 1889 − |January 10 1893 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |17 − |William Meade Fishback − |January 10 1893 − |January 8 1895 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |18 − |James Paul Clarke − |January 8 1895 − |January 12 1897 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |19 − |Daniel Webster Jones − |January 12 1897 − |January 8 1901 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |20 − |Jeff Davis − |January 8 1901 − |January 8 1907 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |21 − |John Sebastian Little − |January 8 1907 − |February 15 1907 − |Democrat − | − |Resigned; [[nervous breakdown]] − |Jim Crow − |- − |— − |John Isaac Moore − |February 15 1907 − |May 14 1907 − |Democrat − | − |President of the state senate; served portion of Clayton's term until legislature adjurned − |Jim Crow − |- − |— − |Xenophon Overton Pindall − |May 14 1907 − |January 11 1909 − |Democrat − | − |New president of the state senate; acted as governor until expiration of his senate term − |Jim Crow − |- − |— − |Jesse M. Martin − |January 11 1909 − |January 14 1909 − |Democrat − | − |Acting governor for three days between end of Pindall's senate term and next elected governor − |Jim Crow − |- − |22 − |George Washington Donaghey − |January 14 1909 − |January 16 1913 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |23 − |Joseph Taylor Robinson − |January 16 1913 − |March 8 1913 − |Democrat − | − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |— − |William Kavanaugh Oldham − |March 8 1913 − |March 13 1913 − |Democrat − | − |President of the state senate; acting governor for six days until election of new senate president − |Jim Crow − |- − |— − |Junius Marion Futrell − |March 13 1913 − |July 23 1913 − |Democrat − | − |President of the senate; acting governor until special election − |Jim Crow − |- − |24 − |George Washington Hays − |July 23 1913 − |January 10 1917 − |Democrat − |Office created; left vacant − |Elected in special election to fill remainder of term. − |Jim Crow − |- − |25 − |Charles Hillman Brough − |January 10 1917 − |January 11 1921 − |Democrat − |vacant − | − |Jim Crow; [[World War I]] − |- − |26 − |Thomas Chipman McRae − |January 11 1921 − |January 13 1925 − |Democrat − |vacant − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |27 − |Tom Jefferson Terral − |January 13 1925 − |January 11 1927 − |Democrat − |vacant − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |28 − |John Ellis Martineau − |January 11 1927 − |March 4 1928 − |Democrat − |Harvey Parnell (1st Lt. Gov) − |Resigned; Appointed federal judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas − |Jim Crow − |- − |29 − |Harvey Parnell − |March 4 1928 − |January 10 1933 − |Democrat − |William Lee Cazort − |Became first Lt. Governor to act as governor − |Jim Crow; beginning of [[Great Depression]] − |- − |- − |30 − |Junius Marion Futrell − |January 10 1933 − |January 12 1937 − |Democrat − |William Lee Cazort − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |31 − |Carl Edward Bailey − |January 12 1937 − |January 14 1941 − |Democrat − |Robert L. Bailey − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |32 − |Homer Martin Adkins − |January 14 1941 − |January 9 1945 − |Democrat − |Robert L. Bailey, James L. Shaver − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |33 − |Benjamin Travis Laney − |January 9 1945 − |January 11 1949 − |Democrat − |James L. Shaver, Nathan Green Gordon − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |34 − |Sid McMath − |January 11 1949 − |January 13 1953 − |Democrat − |Nathan Green Gordon − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |35 − |Francis Cherry − |January 13 1953 − |January 11 1955 − |Democrat − |Nathan Green Gordon − | − |Jim Crow − |- − |36 − |Orval Faubus − |January 11 1955 − |January 10 1967 − |Democrat − |Nathan Green Gordon − |Prevented [[Little Rock Nine]] from entering Central High School, Little Rock; his segregation policies prompted President Eisenhower to send in 101st Airborne to ensure the Nine's safety − |Jim Crow (ends late 1960's); beginnings of [[Civil Rights Movement]] in state − |- − |37 − |Winthrop Rockefeller − |January 10 1967 − |January 12 1971 − |Republican − |Maurice Britt − | − | − |- − |38 − |Dale Bumpers − |January 12 1971 − |January 3 1975 − |Democrat − |Bob C. Riley − | − | − |- − |— − |Bob C. Riley − |January 3 1975 − |January 14 1975 − |Democrat − | − |Acting governor for unexpired term. − | − |- − |39 − |David Pryor − |January 14 1975 − |January 3 1979 − |Democratic − |Joe Purcell − | − | − |- − |— − |Joe Purcell − |January 3 1979 − |January 9 1979 − |Democrat − | − |Acting as governor for six days − | − |- − |40 − |[[Bill Clinton]] − |January 9 1979 − |January 19 1981 − |Democrat − |Joe Purcell − | − | − |- − |41 − |Frank D. White − |January 19 1981 − |January 11 1983 − |Republican − |Winston Bryant − | − | − |- − |42 − |Bill Clinton − |January 11 1983 − |December 12 1992 − |Democrat − |Winston Bryant, Jim Guy Tucker − |Resigned; elected [[President of the United States]] − | − |- − |43 − |Jim Guy Tucker − |December 12 1992 − |July 15 1996 − |Democrat − |[[Mike Huckabee]] − |Resigned; [[felony]] conviction ([[mail fraud]]) in the [[Whitewater scandal]] − | − |- − |44 − |Mike Huckabee − |July 15 1996 − |January 9 2007 − |Republican − |Winthrop Paul Rockefeller − |Created "Tax-Me-More" fund to highlight Democrat/liberal hypocrisy on tax contributions − | − |- − |45 − |Mike Beebe − |January 9 2007 − |Current − |Democrat − |Bill Halter − |Term expires in 2011 − | − |} − − ===references=== − <references/> − − {{USstates}}
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