ACRE supports pro-cooperative candidates
Whether traveling Arkansas' scenic highways or surfing the Internet, it is evident that the 2008 election campaign has definitely arrived along with summer's warm breezes. The combined Arkansas summer and election season has resulted in a critical time for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Arkansas ACRE).
Arkansas ACRE has been busy at work preparing for this election for many months now. As a political action committee for the electric cooperatives, one of Arkansas ACRE's key roles is to support candidates for office that we believe are "pro-cooperative." One key way that we do that is by making campaign contributions to those candidates.
How do we decide which candidates to support? The main criteria include a lawmaker's, or potential lawmaker's, leadership abilities and his or her stand on issues of importance to Arkansas and the electric cooperatives. The selections are made through a collaborative effort that includes input from local cooperative managers and directors, while maintaining close contacts with local and state lawmakers. Through these avenues, Arkansas ACRE can make informed decisions on which candidates understand and support cooperative goals and initiatives. And, because it is important for ACRE members to know how your ACRE contribution is being spent, Arkansas ACRE is offering a list of candidates (below) that are supported by Arkansas ACRE during the 2008 primary elections.
Congress:
Rep. Marion Berry, (D-01)
Rep. John Boozman, (R-03)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, (D)
Sen. Mark Pryor, (D)
Rep. Mike Ross, (D-04)
Rep. Vic Snyder, (D-02)
State Senate:
Sen. Jim Luker, D-Wynne, District 17
Sen. Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, District 26
Sen. Gene Jeffress, D-Louann, District 25
Sen. Randy Laverty, D-Jasper, District 2
Sen. Mary Anne Salmon, D-North Little Rock, District 27
Sen. Bruce Maloch, D-Magnolia, District 4
Sen. Irma Hunter Brown, D-Little Rock, District 33
Sen. Jerry Taylor, D-Pine Bluff, District 23
Candidate for Senate District 8, Cecile Bledsoe, R-Rogers
Candidate for Senate District 30, Joe White, D-Conway
Candidate for Senate District 33, Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock
Candidate for Senate District 20, Larry Teague, D-Nashville
Candidate for Senate District 20, Scott Sullivan, D-DeQueen
Candidate for Senate District 32, Rep. David Johnson, D-Little Rock, District 38
Candidate for Senate District 12, Rep. David Wyatt, D-Batesville, District 72
State House of Representatives:
Rep. Mark Martin, R-Prairie Grove, District 87
Rep. Clark Hall, D-Marvell, District 13
Rep. Roy Ragland, R-Marshall, District 37
Rep. Kathy Webb, D-Little Rock, District 37
Rep. Eddie Cooper, D-Melbourne, District 71
Rep. Curren Everett, D-Salem, District 82
Rep. Monty Davenport, D-Yellville, District 86
Rep. J.R. Rogers, R-Walnut Ridge, District 73
Rep. Willie Hardy, D-Camden, District 5
Rep. David Dunn, D-Forrest City, District 51
Rep. Dawn Creekmore, D-Hensley, District 27
Rep. Jerry Brown, D-Wynne, District 57
Rep. Rick Saunders, R-Hot Springs, District 24
Rep. Lamont Cornwell, D-Benton, District 28
Rep. Mike Burris, D-Malvern, District 26
Rep. Dan Greenburg, R-Little Rock, District 31
Rep. Fred Allen, D-Little Rock, District 33
Rep. Gregg Reep, D-Warren, District 8
Rep. Allen Maxwell, D-Monticello, District 10
Rep. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, District 91
Candidate for House District 88, Uvalde Lindsey, D-Fayetteville
Candidate for House District 95, Linda Bisbee, R-Rogers
Candidate for House District 36, Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock
Candidate for House District 53, Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis
Candidate for House District 72, Vickie Critcher, D-Batesville
Candidate for House District 58, Jamie Darling, D-Tuckerman
Candidate for House District 38, John C. Edwards, D-Little Rock
Candidate for House District 7, Garry Smith, D-Camden
Candidate for House District 58, Jody Dickinson, D-Newport
Candidate for House District 32, Allen Kerr, R-Little Rock
Candidate for House District 21, Steve Cole, D-Lockesburg
Candidate for House District 28, Barbara Nix, D-Benton
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF ARKANSAS
1 Cooperative Way
Little Rock, AR 72209
501-570-2200
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