Candidates for lieutenant governor

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Tim Griffin

Age: 50 Birthplace: Charlotte, N.C. Residence: Little Rock Family: Wife, Elizabeth; three children Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics and business, Hendrix College; J.D., Tulane Law School; attended Oxford University; master’s degree in strategic studies, U.S. Army War College Current occupation: Lieutenant governor; principal, Black Hawk Strategies, LLC strategic communciations firm Business-political experience: U.S. Office of Independent Counsel David M. Barrett, 1995-97; U.S. House Government Reform Committee, 1997-99; Republican National Committee, 1999-2001; U.S. attorney general’s office, 2001-02; Republican National Committee, 2002-04; special assistant to President George W. Bush, 2005-06; interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2006-07; U.S. Army Reserve officer since 1996; attorney

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Anthony Bland

Age: 40 Birthplace: Fayetteville Residence: Little Rock Family: Wife, Jameelah, eight children Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Arkansas Baptist College; master’s and doctoral degrees in business administration, University of Phoenix Current occupation: Media technician at J.A. Fair High School, chief instructor at Bland’s Martial Arts Center Business-politcal experience: Administrative assistant in the special education department at the Little Rock School District from 1999 until about 2001; teacher’s aide at Chicot Elementary School from 2002-09

LIBERTARIAN NOMINEE Frank Gilbert

Age: 68 Birthplace: Hale Center, Texas Residence: White Hall Family: Wife, Sharon; three children Education: Attended Ouachita Baptist University Current occupation: Retired Business-political experience: Worked for Guard Tronic in Fort Smith from 1968-70 and 1972-92; worked for Bauxite School District from 1996-2000 and from 2007-16; Grant County coroner 1992-94; mayor of Tull 2000-08; DeKalb Township constable from 2013-14