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From 1995 to 1998, Boozman was a member of the Arkansas State Senate for Benton County in the far northwestern part of the state. He succeeded the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Reid Holliman, a supporter of former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Dale Bumpers]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1998, rather than running for a second term for the state Senate, Boozman was the unsuccessful Republican nominee against Democrat [[Blanche Lincoln]]. The results gave Lincoln 385,878 votes (55.1 percent) to Boozman's 295,870 (42.2 percent).<ref>State of Arkansas. Secretary of State, 1998 general election returns.</ref> In 2010, Boozman's brother, John, defeated Lincoln for the same Senate seat that he had unsuccessfully sought.​

From 1995 to 1998, Boozman was a member of the Arkansas State Senate for Benton County in the far northwestern part of the state. He succeeded the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Reid Holliman, a supporter of former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Dale Bumpers]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1998, rather than running for a second term for the state Senate, Boozman was the unsuccessful Republican nominee against Democrat [[Blanche Lincoln]]. The results gave Lincoln 385,878 votes (55.1 percent) to Boozman's 295,870 (42.2 percent).<ref>State of Arkansas. Secretary of State, 1998 general election returns.</ref> In 2010, Boozman's brother, John, defeated Lincoln for the same Senate seat that he had unsuccessfully sought.​

During the campaign against Lincoln, Boozman came under criticism when he claimed that victims of [[rape]] were rarely impregnated as a result of the crime due to hormanal protection that results from a "true" rape, at the time an opinion he had in common with 2012 [[Missouri]] Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, [[Todd Akin]]. He later apologized for the statement, saying that it was "not statistically based."<ref name=death/> Boozman, who was strongly pro-life, saw his role as director of the health department as that of a "Christian" and a "servant." Those who worked with him found him "caring, sensitive, a family man [with] a servant's heart, nice, compassionate, principled, and moral."<ref name=doctor/> Dr. Boozman was also a former medical advisor to a crisis pregnancy center.

During the campaign against Lincoln, Boozman came under criticism when he claimed that victims of [[rape]] were rarely impregnated as a result of the crime due to hormanal protection that results from a "true" rape, at the time an opinion that he had in common with 2012 [[Missouri]] Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, [[Todd Akin]], for whom presidential nominee [[Mitt Romney]] drove out of politics. Boozman later apologized for the statement, saying that it was "not statistically based."<ref name=death/> Boozman, who was strongly pro-life, saw his role as director of the health department as that of a "Christian" and a "servant." Those who worked with him found him "caring, sensitive, a family man [with] a servant's heart, nice, compassionate, principled, and moral."<ref name=doctor/> Dr. Boozman was also a former medical advisor to a crisis pregnancy center.

A Republican, Dave Bisbee, was elected to succeed Boozman in the state Senate. The seat was held until 2013 by [[Kim Hendren]], another Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination and a brother-in-law of former U.S. Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]] and former U.S. Representative [[Asa Hutchinson] , who since 2015 has been the governor.​

A Republican, Dave Bisbee, was elected to succeed Boozman in the state Senate. The seat was held until 2013 by [[Kim Hendren]], another Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination and a brother-in-law of former U.S. Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]] and former U.S. Representative [[Asa Hutchinson]], who since 2015 has been the governor.​

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