Biography
A Representative from Arkansas. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. , June 13, 1943. Educated in the public schools of Little Rock, Ark. B. A. , Harvard University, 1964. J. D. , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1968. Admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Little Rock. Served in United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1964. Served as free lance reporter in Vietnam, 1965, 1967. Engaged in private practice in Little Rock, 1968-1970. Prosecuting attorney, Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, 1971-1972. Member, Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Commission, 1973-1975. Served as Arkansas attorney general, 1973-1977. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1979). Was not a candidate in 1978 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Resumed the practice of law. Elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas in 1990 and upon the resignation of Governor Bill Clinton became governor on December 12, 1992, for the term ending in January 1995. Died on February 13, 2025, in Little Rock, Ark.
