Candidates for Attorney General

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Leslie Rutledge

Age: 42 Birthplace: Batesville Residence: Maumelle/Marion Family: Husband, Boyce; one daughter Education: B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Current occupation: Attorney general Business-political experience: Attorney general, 2015-present; law clerk at Arkansas Court of Appeals, 2001-04; counsel to Gov. Mike Huckabee, 2004-05; deputy prosecutor in Lonoke County, 2005-06; Department of Human Services attorney, 2006-07; counsel to Huckabee 2008 presidential campaign, 2007-08; counsel at the Republican National Congressional Committee, 2008-09; selfemployed attorney, 2009-10; counsel at the Republican National Committee, 2010-13

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Mike Lee

Age: 70 Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Residence: Little Rock Family: Wife, Suzanne; two sons, nine grandchildren Education: Naval Academy, transferred to University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Current occupation: Attorney Business-political experience: U.S. Naval Reserve, four years; Reynolds Metals Co., 1969-72 and 1977-84; Baxter Healthcare 197275; Allis-Chalmers, 1975-77; Gary Eubanks and Associates, 1984-96 and 2002-05; Chip Welch Law Firm, 1996-99; John Merritt Firm 1999-2002; independent attorney 2005-10 and 2016-present; U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2010-16

LIBERTARIAN NOMINEE Kerry Hicks

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