CONWAY — Four-term Democratic state Rep. Steve Woodcock of Conway announced Monday he will not seek a fifth term.
The filing period begins in June.
kAmw6 ;@:?D E9C66 @E96C r2CC@== r@F?EJ =68:D=2E:G6 56=682E:@? >6>36CD H9@ 2??@F?465 E96J H@F=5?’E 36 D66<:?8 C6\6=64E:@?] pD E96 $F? C6A@CE65 =2DE H66<[ ?@E CF??:?8 2C6 %@> qF4@ Ws\r@?H2JX[ r9C:D |4p=66C Ws\y24<D@?X 2?5 z2EJ !6E6C?6= W#\(@=763@C@X]k^Am
kAmx? 2 DE2E6>6?E |@?52J[ (@@54@4< @FE=:?65 9:D C62D@?D 7@C DE6AA:?8 5@H? 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 =68:D=2E:G6 D6DD:@?[ E6==:?8 E96 $F? :E :D E:>6 7@C “2 ?6H[ J@F?86C 86?6C2E:@? E@ DE6A 7@CH2C5 2?5 C64=2:> }6H w2>AD9:C6]”k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 96 H@F=5 C6>2:? 24E:G6 :? AC@>@E:?8 =@42= 42FD6D 4=@D6C E@ 9@>6[ DF49 2D y6?’D uC:6?5D]k^Am
kAmx? 9:D DE2E6>6?E[ (@@54@4< D2:5[ “u:CDE 2?5 7@C6>@DE[ :E 92D 366? 2 AC:G:=686 E@ C6AC6D6?E r@?H2J’D C6D:56?ED 2?5 E9@D6 =:G:?8 E96 G2==6J E96D6 A2DE 6:89E J62CD :? r@?4@C5] xE’D E:>6 7@C >6 E@ C67@4FD >J 6?6C8:6D 2?5 4@?EC:3FE6 >@C6 E@ @C82?:K2E:@?D =@42==J]”k^Am
kAmw6 4@?E:?F65i “r@?4@C5 92D 366? 2 H@?56C7F= 6IA6C:6?46[ 2?5 x’G6 366? 23=6 E@ >2<6 ?6H 7C:6?5D9:AD E92E H:== 36 H:E9 >6 7@C J62CD E@ 4@>6] w@H6G6C[ 3642FD6 @7 2== >J E:>6 :? r@?4@C5[ x’G6 366? F?23=6 E@ 8:G6 5F6 5:=:86?46 E@ E96 =@42= @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E x 36=@?8 E@ … x’G6 D@CE @7 366? 2 >6>36C :? 23DE6?E:2]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 366? 3=6DD65 H:E9 2 8C@FA @7 7C:6?5D E92E 92G6 9F?8 :? E96C6 2?5 D6CG65 2D >J 42>A2:8? 4@>>:EE66 7@C E96 =2DE 6:89E J62CD[” 96 25565]k^Am
kAm(@@54@4<[ fe[ D6CG65 :? E96 pC>J 7C@> `hf_\fb 2?5 H6?E @? E@ 2 42C66C 2D 2 E62496C 2?5 9:89 D49@@= AC:?4:A2=] w6 D6CG65 2D 2DD:DE2?E AC:?4:A2= 2E z6??6EE w:89 7C@> a__c\_g 2?5 H2D E96 7:CDE 5:C64E@C @7 E96 t28=6 p4256>J 2=E6C?2E:G6 65F42E:@? AC@8C2> 2E zw$]k^Am
kAmx? 9:D DE2E6>6?E[ 96 D2:5 :E 92D 366? 2 A=62DFC6 E@ D6CG6[ 2?5 E@ HC:E6 9:D H66<=J FA52E6D AF3=:D965 :? E96 $F? @? E96 =2E6DE G@E6D E2<6? :? E96 {68:D=2EFC6]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 366? 8C2465 3J E96 >2?J F?<?@H? A6@A=6 H9@ H:== D66 >6 @? E96 DEC66E 2?5 2D< x7 x’> E96 8FJ E92E HC:E6D E96 4@=F>? — 2?5 E96? E96J D2J ‘E92?< J@F … x’G6 =62C?65 2 =@E 2?5 :E’D 366? :?E6C6DE:?8 E@ F?56CDE2?5 E96 3:==D]’ %96 4@=F>? 92D 366? 2 E62> 677@CE H:E9 w6=6? 7C@> r@?H2J :>AC@G:?8 >J ?2CC2E:G6[ p??:6 7C@> (2<67:6=5 5@:?8 E96 C6D62C49 2?5 4C62E:?8 E96 492CED 2?5[ @7 4@FCD6[ |2C82C6E 7C@> E96 $F? E92E AFED :E 2== E@86E96C] x D:?46C6=J 36=:6G6 E96 2CE:4=6D 92G6 366? 2 36?67:E E@ E96 G2==6J]k^Am
kAm“pD x H:?5 FA 6:89E J62CD[” 96 4@?E:?F65[ “x 9@A6 x’G6 D6CG65 E96 G2==6J H6== H9:=6 7:89E:?8 7@C AF3=:4 65F42E:@?[ 962=E9 42C6] AC@A6CEJ E2I C6=:67 H9:=6 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ <66A 2 =:5 W@7E6? F?DF446DD7F==JX @? E96 6IEC6>6 =2HD E92E 2C6 4@>:?8 @FE @7 r@?4@C5]k^Am
kAm“u:?2==J [ x D:?46C6=J 2AAC64:2E6 E96 DFAA@CE E92E >J H:76 s6?:D6 92D AC@G:565 :? @C56C 7@C >6 ‘E@ 5@ E96 A6@A=6’D H@C<]’”k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 :E’D 2 “3:EE6CDH66E 564:D:@? 2?5 x E92?< E96 A6@A=6 @7 r@?H2J 7@C 2==@H:?8 >6 E@ C6AC6D6?E E96> :? r@?4@C5] x’G6 EC:65 E@ 8F:56 >J 564:D:@?D 3J H92E’D 36DE 7@C E96 G2==6J[ E96? E96 DE2E6 2?5 =2E6=J E96 A2CEJ] x E9:?< E92E’D E96 4@CC64E 7@C>F=2[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmpD 2 D6CG:46 E@ 9:D 4@?DE:EF6?ED[ D:?46 a_a` (@@54@4< 92D HC:EE6?[ “w@H E96 r2CC@== r@F?EJ 56=682E:@? G@E65]” %96 4FCC6?E FA52E6 42? 36 D66? :? E@52J’D 65:E:@? @? A286 g]k^Am
kAm$:?46 a_`h[ 96 92D D6CG65 @? E96 w@FD6 t5F42E:@? r@>>:EE66] q:==D 96’D DA@?D@C65 :?4=F56 E96 C6?2>:?8 @7 E96 A@=:46 DE2E:@? C@F?523@FE “~=:G6:C2 r:C4=6]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.