Candidates for Arkansas attorney general discussed a wide range of topics during a debate Thursday afternoon, but they agreed about the absence of candidate Tim Griffin.
Candidates for Arkansas attorney general discussed a wide range of topics during a debate Thursday afternoon, but they agreed about the absence of candidate Tim Griffin.
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Republican candidates for next Arkansas governor taking shape
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has officially announced she s running for governor of Arkansas. She joins Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Lt. Governor Tim Griffin. Author: Veronica Ortega Updated: 7:02 PM CST January 25, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former white house press secretary for the Trump administration, officially announced her candidacy for governor of Arkansas on Monday (Jan. 25).
She joins Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Lt. Governor Tim Griffin in the race for the Republican nomination.
News of Sanders running for governor doesn’t come as a surprise to many in Arkansas.
Political experts say she does come into the race as the front runner.
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Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin wasn’t a Karl Rover acolyte and Bush campaign political hitman and minority vote cager in Florida for nothing.
Read his snarky welcome of
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to the governor’s race.
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Sarah Sanders joined the race for governor and stumbled out of the starting gate with a mistake on policy.
Sanders’ professionally polished campaign announcement video called for an end to sanctuary cities in Arkansas – indicating that the candidate for governor is seemingly unaware that Arkansas already bans sanctuary cities and cuts off funding to those that fail to comply. Act 1076 of 2019, sponsored by State Sen. Gary Stubblefield was passed and signed into law less than two years ago.