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→Challenging David Pryor, 1974
Coon's campaign strategist was former state party chairman [[Odell Pollard]], an attorney from Searcy in White County. Pollard called upon nursing home owners to support Coon because of Pryor's earlier congressional actions to increase federal regulations on the facilities. "He [Pryor] demeaned the nursing homes just so he could get national publicity," alleged Pollard, who became Republican national committeeman upon the death of Winthrop Rockefeller in 1973.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 1, 1974.</ref>
Coon's campaign strategist was former state party chairman [[Odell Pollard]], an attorney from Searcy in White County. Pollard called upon nursing home owners to support Coon because of Pryor's earlier congressional actions to increase federal regulations on the facilities. "He [Pryor] demeaned the nursing homes just so he could get national publicity," alleged Pollard, who became Republican national committeeman upon the death of Winthrop Rockefeller in 1973.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 1, 1974.</ref>
Coon filed a complaint with the Fair Campaign Practices Committee in Washington, D.C., that Pryor was "smearing" him. Pryor earlier had said that he might filed charges against Coon after Coon alleged that Pryor had received funds from Associated Milk Producers, Inc., which had also made an infamous illegal donation to U.S. Representative [[Wilbur Mills]] of Arkansas' 2nd congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 3, 1974.</ref>
Coon filed a complaint with the Fair Campaign Practices Committee in Washington, D.C., that Pryor was "smearing" him. Pryor earlier had said that he might filed charges against Coon after Coon alleged that Pryor had received funds from Associated Milk Producers, Inc., which had also made an infamous illegal donation to U.S. Representative [[Wilbur D. Mills]] of Arkansas' 2nd congressional district.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 3, 1974.</ref>
Coon proposed a one-year moratorium on construction of the state office complex at the Capitol grounds in Little Rock because of spiraling costs.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 2, 1974.</ref>
Coon proposed a one-year moratorium on construction of the state office complex at the Capitol grounds in Little Rock because of spiraling costs.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 2, 1974.</ref>