Biography
A Representative from Arkansas. Born in Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Ark. , August 27, 1942. Graduated from DeWitt High School, DeWitt, Ark. B. S. , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1965. Farmer. Gillett, Ark. , city council, 1976-1980. Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, 1986-1994. White House Domestic Policy Council, 1993-1996. Special assistant to President William Clinton for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance, 1993-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Died on May 19, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark.