Pryor?s Money Store Contributors
by February 5, 2001 12:00 am 83 views
Former State Rep. Mark Pryor succeeded longtime Arkansas Attorney General Winston Bryant with a victory over Republican Betty Dickey in November 1998.
Shortly after taking office in January 1999, Pryor settled three lawsuits brought by Bryant against payday lenders and adopted a neutral stance toward pending legislation pushed by the industry. The bill passed almost unanimously, becoming law as the Check Cashers Act of 1999.
The following is a list of contributions from Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas to Pryor during and, in one case, after his 1998 campaign.
• W. Cosby Hodges, Fort Smith.
Check-cashing business owner.
$1,000 on July 27, 1998.
$1,000 on July 1, 2000.
• Patricia D. Hodges, Fort Smith.
Family member of a check-
cashing business owner.
$1,000 on July 27, 1998.
• Payday Money Store, Springdale.
Check-cashing business.
$1,000 on Sept. 14, 1998.
Statewide total since 1998: $15,150.
Source: Arkansas Secretary
of State records.