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Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders (née Huckabee; born August 13, 1982) [1] is an American politician serving as the 47th governor of Arkansas since 2023. Sanders is the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who served from 1996 to 2007 as Arkansas's 44th governor. [2]
Following reorganization in 2019, Arkansas state government's executive branch contains fifteen cabinet-level departments. Many formerly independent departments were consolidated as "divisions" under newly created departments under a shared services model.
He was honorary chairman of the Arkansas Literary Festival. In 1997, Rockefeller created Books in the Attic, a program using existing resources, Boy Scouts, and volunteers to ensure access to reading opportunities for all children. In 2004, he served as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party. [6]
Chris Jones was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on October 13, 1976, where he "rode dirt bikes and fought grasshoppers". [4] He is a 7th generation Arkansan, and his family arrived in Arkansas before it was designated a territory in 1819. [5]
Mickey Dale Beebe (/ ˈ b iː b i /; born December 28, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. [1] He is to date the last Democrat to hold that office. Born in Amagon, Arkansas, Beebe is a graduate of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas in ...
Arkansas governors served two-year terms until a referendum lengthened the term to four years, effective with the 1986 general election. Statewide elections are held two years after presidential elections. Some of Arkansas's counties have two county seats, as opposed to the usual one seat. The arrangement dates back to when travel was extremely ...
In 1999, the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) was established. [37] [38] Huckabee modeled ACTAAP after K-12 programs in other states: I've been fortunate to become friends with Gov. Jim Hunt of North Carolina and Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.
Arkansas was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic party. It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 92 years passed before voters chose another Republican.