2014 Arkansas Governor's race: on Government Reform


Asa Hutchinson: 1999: Brought articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton

In the 2014 campaign, former Rep. Ross is expected to go head-to-head with Republican Asa Hutchinson, a former congressman from Northwest Arkansas, in a race with some political ghosts. Ross is a protege of former President Bill Clinton; and, Hutchinson is the former congressman who brought the articles of impeachment against Clinton from the U.S. House of Representatives to trial in the U.S. Senate in 1999. Clinton was subsequently acquitted, ostensibly on the basis of an emotional floor speech by then-Senator Dale Bumpers, of Arkansas.
Source: Hope Star on 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial race Jan 2, 2014

Mike Ross: Left Congress due to growing acrimony of national politics

In 2012 Ross made it clear that he was tired of Washington & the growing acrimony of national politics; and, he quit Congress to begin an executive position at the Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock. Ross had publicly ruled out a 2014 run for governor, but Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's campaign imploded with allegations regarding an extra-marital relationship, and Ross was suddenly a hot name.

"I'm not running against anyone, I'm running because I've got a positive vision for the future of this state that is based on building what Gov. Beebe has started in education and economic development," Ross said at a campaign stop.

Ross said he was not focused on attacks against him by opponent Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. "I've got a positive vision and a positive message, and my campaign is not going to be about the past," Ross said. "It's going to be about the future and moving the state forward and insuring that every child in the state can get a good education and have a job to come home to."

Source: Hope Star on 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial race Jan 2, 2014

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MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
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PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
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AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
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NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
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NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
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PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
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