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==Political activities==
==Political activities==
Keet was elected to the state House from District 58 in 1988. In 1990, he ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] to succeed Tommy F. Robinson, who ran for Governor, but he lost the general election to former [[U.S. Representative]] Ray Thornton. He made a comeback when he won his Senate position in 1992 from the newly organized District 15 in Pulaski County, having defeated the Democrat John Pagan in a tough campaign.<ref name=tolbert>{{cite web|url=http://arkansasnews.com/2010/03/07/the-audacity-of-jim-keet/|title=Jason Tolbert, "The Audacity of Jim Keet," March 7, 2010|publisher=arkansasnews.com|accessdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref>
Keet was elected to the state House from District 58 in 1988. In 1990, he ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] to succeed Tommy F. Robinson, who ran for Governor, but he lost the general election to former [[U.S. Representative]] Ray Thornton. He made a comeback when he won his Senate position in 1992 from the newly organized District 15 in Pulaski County, having defeated the Democrat John Pagan in a tough campaign.<ref name=tolbert>Jason Tolbert, "The Audacity of Jim Keet," arkansasnews.com, March 7, 2010.</ref>
As a legislator, Keet co-sponsored the "three-strikes-and-you're-out" violent offender law and worked to pass legislation to raise the state's literacy rate.<ref name=keet/>
As a legislator, Keet co-sponsored the "three-strikes-and-you're-out" violent offender law and worked to pass legislation to raise the state's literacy rate.<ref name=keet/>