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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Robert Leroy "Bob" Cohee
| name=Robert Leroy "Bob" Cohee
|office=Chairman of the [[Arkansas]] [[Republican Party]]
|office=Chairman of the<br> [[Arkansas]] [[Republican Party]]
|term_start=March 1982
|term_start=March 1982
|term_end=December 1982
|term_end=December 1982
A native of Brawley in Imperial County in far southern [[California]], Cohee was one of three sons of Russell Cohee and the former Pearl Taylor. He served in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?locid=&page=odetail&id=30218|title=Robert "Bob" L. Cohee|publisher=Rollerfuneralhomes.com|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
A native of Brawley in Imperial County in far southern [[California]], Cohee was one of three sons of Russell Cohee and the former Pearl Taylor. He served in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?locid=&page=odetail&id=30218|title=Robert "Bob" L. Cohee|publisher=Rollerfuneralhomes.com|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
Cohee was the owner and former operator of Cohee Realty Company in Midway in Baxter County. He served as county judge for Baxter County and was a former director of the Arkansas Racing Commission. He was president of the interest group, Citizens for Clean Water.<ref name=obit/>
Cohee was the owner and former operator of Cohee Realty Company in Midway in Baxter County. He served as county judge for Baxter County and was a former director of the Arkansas Racing Commission. He was president of the interest group, Citizens for Clean Water.<ref name=obit/>
==State party chairmanship===
In March 1982, Cohee became the state chairman of the Arkansas [[Republican Party]] upon the death of Harlan Harmon "Bo" Holleman (1927-11982) of Wynne in Cross County in eastern Arkansas. During his brief tenure as chairman, the [[Republican Party|GOP]] [Governor]] [[Frank D. White]] was defeated for a second term by [[Bill Clinton]], the [[Democratic Party|Democrat who later became the 42nd [[U.S. President]] whom White had unseated in 1980.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette'', November 3, 1982, p. 1.</ref>
In March 1982, Cohee became the state chairman of the Arkansas [[Republican Party]] upon the death of Harlan Harmon "Bo" Holleman (1927-11982) of Wynne in Cross County in eastern Arkansas. During his brief tenure as chairman, the [[Republican Party|GOP]] [Governor]] [[Frank D. White]] was defeated for a second term by [[Bill Clinton]], the [[Democratic Party|Democrat who later became the 42nd [[U.S. President]] whom White had unseated in 1980.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette'', November 3, 1982, p. 1.</ref>