Mike Beebe
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Michael Dale Beebe (born December 28, 1946)[1] is the current Governor of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party.
Background
Governor Beebe was born in Amagon, a small town in Jackson County, Arkansas. He was reared by his mother, a waitress, and never met his father. As a child, Mike and his family moved often. They lived in Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, Houston and Alamagordo, New Mexico. They returned to Arkansas, and he graduated from Newport High School in 1964.[2]
Beebe received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Arkansas State University in 1968, where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He earned a law degree from the University of Arkansas in 1972. Beebe served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
He practiced law in Searcy in White County for ten years after his graduation from law school. In 1982, he was elected to the Arkansas State Senate, where he would serve for twenty years. In 2002, he was elected Arkansas attorney general.
Beebe and his wife, Ginger, have three children.
Election as governor
On June 14 2005, Beebe announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination to run for Governor of Arkansas. Beebe defeated former Republican Congressman and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chief Asa Hutchinson as well as the Green Party candidate and an independent candidate in the general election on November 7 2006, capturing 55% of the vote.
Beebe was sworn in as governor on January 9, 2007.[3]
He and his wife Ginger have endorsed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York Senator and former Arkansas First Lady) for the Presidency of the United States.
He was elected to the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee for 2008-2009.
See also
References
- ↑ ELECTION NEWS & RESULTS Latest Michigan, U.S. Senate & 2008 Presidential Elections Updates elections.nj.com, January 2008
- ↑ ClarkCast 018 - Interview with Mike Beebe July 24, 2006
- ↑ Beebe Takes Oath, The Morning News, January 9, 2007.
External links
- Mike Beebe Governor of Arkansas Official state site
- National Governors Association - Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe Biography
- Follow the Money - Mike Beebe 2006 campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Governor Mike Beebe (AR) Profile
- Mike Beebe for Governor Official campaign site
- 2007 Arkansas Gubernatorial Inauguration
- Mike Beebe Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry
