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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge addressed the Washington County Republican Committee April 21 about her campaign in the Republican primary for governor in 2022.  The county committee meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Apollo Theater on Emma Street in downtown Springdale.  A considerable number of new individuals have recently been attending meetings seeking membership in the committee.

“Most people go with their feelings,” Iverson Jackson, who heads the African-American Coalition of the Arkansas Republican Party, told the Washington County Republican Women February 23. Holding a copy of the state party platform, Jackson said Republicans must “stay with the platform. We have to educate ourselves and we have to educate others.”  And he said, Republicans need to hold elected officials accountable to the platform.  Jackson is senior pastor of Zoe Bible Church of...

Ensuring every law passed by the legislature applies to everyone is a primary goal of Leon Jones if he is elected as Arkansas attorney general in 2022. Jones spoke to the Washington County Republican Committee February 23.  Currently executive director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, Jones  said he would “make sure the rule of law is fair and accessible to everyone.”   Responding to a question regarding Arkansas sovereignty, he said his basic concern is...

 June Wood, president Washington County Republican Women Julie Harris, second vice-president of the National Federation of Republican Women   Mattie Harris, Washington County Republican Committee state committeewoman   A trio of speakers at 2021’s first meeting of the Washington County Republican Women presented strategies for moving forward. Incoming club President June Wood said recent events have prompted people to become active in politics and Republicans must welcome them and get them involved.  Julie Harris, second...