User:Acr015/sandbox

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas. It is responsible for promoting the ideologies and core values of the national Democratic Party in Arkansas. It is led by former State Representative Chairman Will Bond, who took over the role after the assassination of then Chairman Bill Gwatney. The party is headquartered just a few blocks from the state capitol in an office named in honor of Mr. Gwatney. For the first time since Reconstruction, the party is the minority in both chambers of the Arkansas General Assembly.

Pre-Statehood
Reserved.

Early Dominance
Reserved.

Clinton Era
Reserved.

Modern Party
Reserved.

Platform
Reserved.

County Committees
Reserved.

State Convention
Reserved.

State Committee
Reserved.

Executive Committee
Reserved.

Auxillaries
Members of the Party lead several officially recognized auxiliary organizations. These auxiliaries serve to organize and energize grassroots volunteers, and to guarantee traditionally underrepresented groups a voice in the Party's hierarchy. As stated above, these organizations are allocated eight seats each on the State Committee, two for each congressional district (usually one male and one female), and their President sits on the Executive Committee. These representatives are elected at each auxiliary's convention.


 * Young Democrats of Arkansas
 * Arkansas Federation of Democratic Women
 * Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus
 * Senior Democrats of Arkansas
 * Arkansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus
 * Democratic Veterans Caucus of Arkansas
 * Arkansas Democratic Faith Caucus
 * Stonewall Democratic Caucus of Arkansas
 * Arkansas Democratic Labor Caucus

U.S. Senate

 * Class II: Mark Pryor

U.S. House of Representatives

 * None

Statewide officials

 * Governor: Mike Beebe
 * Attorney General: Dustin McDaniel
 * State Auditor: Charlie Daniels
 * State Treasurer: Martha Shoffner

Arkansas Senate


The Democrats are the minority party in the Arkansas State Senate, holding 14 of 35 seats as of the adjournment of the Regular Session of the 89th General Assembly. Sen. Keith Ingram serves as the Minority Leader Sen. Bobby Pierce as the Minority Whip, and Sen. Stephanie Flowers as Assistant President Pro Tempore for the second district.

Arkansas House of Representatives


Democrats also find themselves in the minority in the Arkansas State House of Representatives, with 48 of the 51 seats. Rep. Greg Leding is the Minority Leader in the House, Rep. Darrin Williams the Speaker Pro Tempore, and Rep. Reginald Murdock the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore for the first district.