Hillary Clinton campaign announces Arkansas team
by February 22, 2016 3:11 pm 331 views
The Hillary for Arkansas presidential campaign Monday announced a Leadership Council consisting of more than 150 members, including former Gov. Mike Beebe, former Sen. David Pryor, former Sen. Mark Pryor, and Vince Insalaco, current chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
Arkansas’ Democratic and Republican primaries are March 1. Clinton faces Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary.
Other members of the team include former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker; former U.S. Reps. Mike Ross and Marion Berry; former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel; and three former first ladies, Ginger Beebe, Betty Tucker and Barbara Pryor. Sixteen current state representatives also are serving on the Leadership Council, as is Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola.
Members of the team with ties to President Bill Clinton’s administration include Gen. Wes Clark, who led NATO forces against Yugoslavia in 1999; former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater; James Lee Witt, former DEMA director; and Thomas “Mack” McLarty, President Clinton’s chief of staff.
Insalaco is a member of the Leadership Council while also serving as chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. H.L. Moody, the DPA’s communications director, said Insalaco is acting as an individual in his capacity as one of five Arkansas “superdelegates” and is free to endorse who he wants, so long as he does not use party resources.