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Candidate Forum was a huge success!
April 30th, 2010
We would like to thank all of the candidates and citizens who came out on April 21, 2010. We had over 40 candidates in attendance who we can not thank enough for coming to speak to our group and their constituents. We had well over 250 citizens in attendance and the party room at Juanita’s was packed. We have more information coming your way soon.
Click here to view photos from the event.
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Tags: bisexual, Candidate Forum, Democratic Party, gay, historic, Issues, lesbian, LGBT, Politics, transgender | 
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Updated List of Candidates for April 21
April 20th, 2010
Historic AR Candidates Forum on April 21st !
Arkansas 2010 Candidate Forum
Update: Thank you for joining us for last week’s historic event as candidates for state and federal office participated in the first Arkansas LGBT-issues Candidate Forum. We will have pictures posted soon.
We need YOU, your friends and family there to show support (Allies welcome) for an historic event as Candidates for state and federal office participate in the first Arkansas LGBT-issues Candidate Forum
Wednesday April 21st
Meet & Greet 5:00—6:00 pm Forum 6:00—7:30 pm
Candidates will have an opportunity to speak followed by a brief Q and A. Questions may be submitted in advance and the moderator will ask the questions.
Juanita’s Party Room
1220 Main Street Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.juanitas.com
Over 40 candidates have confirmed thus far to attend (As of Tuesday, April 20):
| Candidate Name | Position Sought |
| U.S. Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (surrogate) | U.S. Senate |
| Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter (surrogate) | U.S. Senate |
| DC Morrison | U.S. Senate |
| Speaker Robbie Wills | U.S. Congress District 02 |
| Senator Joyce Elliott | U.S. Congress District 02 |
| John Adams | U.S. Congress District 02 |
| David Boling | U.S. Congress District 02 |
| Patrick Kennedy | U.S. Congress District 02 |
| Court of Appeals Judge Courtney Henry | State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3 |
| Judge John Fogleman | State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3 |
| Court of Appeals Judge Karen Baker | State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6 |
| Judge Tim Fox | State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6 |
| Evelyn Moorehead | State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6 |
| Judge Rita Bailey | Circuit Judge, District 06, Division 05, Subdistrict 6.1 |
| Causley Edwards | Circuit Judge, District 06, Division 05, Subdistrict 6.1 |
| Wendell Griffen | Circuit Judge, District 06, Division 05, Subdistrict 6.1 |
| Attorney General Dustin McDaniel | Attorney General |
| County Clerk Pat O’Brien (surrogate) | Secretary of State |
| Doris Tate | Secretary of State |
| Representative Monty Davenport | Commissioner of State Lands |
| Linda Pondexter Chesterfield | State Senate District 34 |
| Jay Barth | State Senate District 34 |
| Carolyn Y. Staley | State Representative District 032 |
| Fredrick Love | State Representative District 035 |
| Representative Kathy Webb | State Representative District 037 |
| Representative Barry Hyde | State Representative District 040 |
| Representative Jim Nickels | State Representative District 043 |
| Lynette “Doc” Bryant | State Representative District 031 |
| H.R. “Dusty” Maxwell | State Representative District 031 |
| Debbie Murphy | State Representative District 031 |
| Scott Pace | State Representative District 031 |
| Terri Hollingsworth | State Representative District 034 |
| Charity Fleming Smith | State Representative District 034 |
| John W. Walker | State Representative District 034 |
| Odies Wilson, III | State Representative District 034 |
| State Representative Richard Carroll | State Representative District 039 |
| State Senator Tracey Steele | State Representative District 039 |
| Larry Crane | Circuit/County Clerk, Pulaski |
| Steve Walden | Circuit/County Clerk, Pulaski |
| Justice of the Peace Dawne Benafield Vandiver | Justice of the Peace District 2, Pulaski County Quorum Court |
| Justice of the Peace Kathy Lewison | Justice of the Peace District 3, Pulaski County Quorum Court |
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