List of People From Arkansas - Political Figures

Political Figures

• Alexander, William Vollie "Bill" Alexander (born 1934), US representative from 1969–1993
• Dale Alford (1916–2000), US Representative from Little Rock from 1959–1963; unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in Democratic primary in 1962 and 1966
• Arnold, Morris S. (born 1941), US Appeals Court judge
• Richard S. Arnold (1936–2004), US Appeals Court judge
• Wayne H. Babbitt (1928–1994), Republican politician
• Richard L. Barclay (born 1937), former state representative and director of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
• Beebe, Mike, current Arkansas Governor.
• Bethune, Edwin Ruthvin (born 1935), US Representative from 1979–1985
• Blaylock, Len E. (born 1919), Republican politician
• Borland, Solon (1808–1864), US Senator
• Drew Bowers (1886-1985), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1926 and 1928; assistant U.S. attorney in Little Rock
• Britt, Henry M. (1919–1995), Republican politician and judge from Hot Springs; his party's 1960 gubernatorial nominee
• Bryant, Kelly (1908–1975), secretary of state
• Bumpers, Dale (born 1925), U.S. Senator and Arkansas Governor
• Bynum, Preston C. (born 1939) lobbyist and politician
• Caraway, Hattie (1878–1951), first woman US Senator
• Cherry, Francis Adams (1908–1965), governor from 1953–1955
• Clinton, Bill (born 1946), President of the United States
• Clinton, Chelsea (born 1980), Presidential daughter
• Clinton, Hillary Rodham, U.S. Secretary of State; former U.S. Senator from New York; former First Lady of the United States and First Lady of Arkansas
• Conway, Henry W. (1793–1827), territorial delegate
• Coon, Ken (born 1935), politician and psychologist
• Davis, Danny K. (born 1941), US Representative from Illinois
• Dickey, Jay (born 1939), US Representative from 1993-2001
• Faubus, Orval Eugene (1910–1994), governor from 1955–1967
• Foster, Vince (1945–1993), Presidential aide
• Freeman, Woody (born 1946), businessman and 1984 Republican gubernatorial nominee
• Fulbright, J. William (1905–1995), US Senator
• Garland, Augustus H. (1832–1899), U.S. Attorney General
• John W. Grabiel (1867-1928), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1922 and 1924
• Guinn, Kenny (born 1936), Governor of Nevada from 1999-2007
• Hammerschmidt, John Paul (born 1922), US Representative
• Heiskell, John (1872–1972), US Senator and newspaper publisher
• Kim Hendren (born 1938), Arkansas state senator from Benton County
• Jerry E. Hinshaw (1917-2003), Republican state representative from Springdale from 1981 to 1996
• Holleman, Harlan "Bo" (1927–1982), Republican party chairman
• Holt, Jim L. (born 1965), Republican politician
• Huckabee, Mike (born 1955), governor from 1994-2007
• Hurst, Q. Byrum (1918–2006), Hot Springs attorney and state senator from 1950–1972
• Hutchinson, Asa (born 1950), former US representative
• Hutchinson, Donna (born 1949), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Benton County
• Hutchinson, Jeremy (born 1974), Arkansas state senator
• Hutchinson, Tim (born 1949), former US representative and former US senator
• Johnson, Jim (1924-2010), Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, segregationist leader
• Johnson, Robert W. (1814–1879), U.S. and Confederate States Senator
• Laney, Benjamin Travis (1896–1977) governor
• Lincoln, Blanche (born 1960), U.S. Senator
• Lloyd, Marilyn (born 1929), US Representative from Tennessee
• Lowe, A. Lynn (born 1936), former Arkansas Republican state chairman and unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (1966) and governor (1978)
• McClellan, John L. (1896–1977), Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee
• McMath, Sid (1912–2003), former Arkansas Governor, trial lawyer, and Marine Corps General.
• Miller, Gary (born 1948), U.S. Representative from California
• Mills, Wilbur Daigh (1909–1992), Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
• Murphy, Isaac (1799–1882), Governor of Arkansas
• Pollan, Carolyn (born 1937), state representative
• Parker, Isaac (1838–1896), "Hanging Judge" of Fort Smith
• Pryor, David, US Senator, governor, US representative; founding dean of the Clinton School of Public Service
• Pryor, Mark (born 1963), current US Senator
• Remmel, Pratt C. (1915–1991), only Republican to have been mayor of Little Rock in 20th century, Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1954
• Willis Ricketts (1924–2003), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1962
• Robinson, Joseph T. (1872–1937), Senate Majority Leader and Vice Presidential candidate
• Robinson, Tommy F. (born 1942), sheriff, US representative
• Rockefeller, Winthrop (1912–1973), Governor of Arkansas
• Rockefeller, Winthrop Paul (1948–2006), lieutenant governor
• Ross, Mike (born 1961), current U.S. Representative
• Rutherford, J.T. (born 1921), U.S. Representative from Texas
• Sandlin, Max (born 1952), U.S. Representative from Texas
• Monroe Schwarzlose (1902–1990), maverick gubernatorial candidate
• Sessions, William S. (born 1930), FBI Director
• Sevier, Ambrose H. (1801–1848), US Senator, Father of Arkansas Statehood
• Shackelford, Lottie, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair
• Smithson, Jim L. (born 1943), state representative from 1974–1984
• Snyder, John W. (1895–1985), U.S. Treasury Secretary
• Snyder, Vic (born 1947), current US Representative
• Spicer, William L. (1918-1991), chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party from 1962-1964; intraparty rival of Winthrop Rockefeller
• Thomasson, Jerry (1931–2007), state representative from 1962–1966
• Troxell, Leona (1913–2003), Republican activist
• Watkins, Wes (born 1938), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
• White, Frank Durward (1933–2003), governor from 1981–1983
• Williams, Eddie Joe (born 1954), state senator and former mayor
• Witt, James Lee (born 1944), FEMA Director
• Wolf, Judy Petty (born 1943), former state representative

see also: List of Arkansas Governors, U.S. Congressional Delegations from Arkansas