There are seven elected officials in Arkansas: William Asa Hutchinson II, John Nichols Boozman, Thomas Bryant Cotton, Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford, Stephen Allen Womack, and James French Hill. The 46th Governor of Arkansas is William Asa Hutchinson II. He has been the Governor since 2015. Hutchinson's political party is Republican. With Asa's leadership, Arkansas reached the lowest unemployment rate in history.
The Senior Senator from Arkansas is John Nichols Boozman. He served as the United States Representative for Arkansas's third congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He became Senator in 2011. Boozman's political party is Republican. "Language included by Boozman in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization (NDAA) allows servicemembers killed or wounded in attacks by the foreign terrorist organization to be eligible for the Purple Heart. This provision is meant to address the attacks at the recruiting station in Little Rock and Fort Hood, TX. If the person or persons who carry out such an attack can be shown to have been in contact with a foreign terrorist organization or the attack was motivated by a foreign terrorist organization then the servicemembers wounded or killed in such an attack would be eligible for the Purple Heart. The provision is retroactive to September 11, 2001. Foreign terrorist organization means an entity designated as such by the Secretary of State."
The Junior Senator of Arkansas is Thomas Bryant Cotton. He has been serving as the junior United States Senator since 2015. His political party is Republican. At 40 years old, Cotton is the youngest incumbent U.S. Senator.
Arkansas has four State Representatives: Erick Alan "Rick" Crawford, Stephen Allen Womack, James French Hill, and Bruce Eugene Westerman.
The first State Representative is Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford. He has bee the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's first congressional district since 2011. His political party is Republican. On January 5, 2011, Crawford was sworn into office as a member of the 112th Congress. He is the first Republican to represent his district in Washington since Reconstruction.
The second State Representative of Arkansas is Stephen Allen Womack. He has been the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's third congressional district since 2011. His political party is Republican. While in office, Steve has also served on many boards and commissions in Northwest Arkansas. He has served as Chairman of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Chairman of Rogers United Way, board member of the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce, and the Rogers Parks Commission. In 2014, he was inducted into the Arkansas Tech University Hall of Distinction as a Distinguished Alumnus.
The third State Representative of Arkansas is James French Hill. He has been the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's second congressional district since 2015. Hill's political party is Republican. Mr. Hill was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas Brady in January 1993 for his leadership and service at the Treasury and the White House.
Lastly, the fourth State Representative is Bruce Eugene Westerman. He has been the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's fourth congressional district since 2015. Previously, he served as the Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives. His political party is Republican. Westerman's most significant achievement, in my opinion, was when he voted towards banning abortion after twenty weeks of gestation. Also, he supported related pro-life legislation to outlaw abortion whenever a fetal heartbeat is detected, to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange, and to make the death of an unborn child a felony in some instances. The reason why I picked this as his "greatest achievement" is because I agree with him so much on that. I don't feel like just anyone should be able to have an abortion, unless the baby is going to have serious issues or if it could put the mother's life at stake.
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