Insurance Agent Elected to Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Post
Republican Mark Darr, an insurance agent, will be Arkansas’ next lieutenant governor, having beaten Democrat Shane Broadway on Nov. 2. Darr, from Rogers, clinched the victory in a close race in his first attempt at elected office. He is an agent for Wealthbridge Financial Services and also owns the Mad Pizza Co. Broadway is a state senator from Bryant and a former speaker of the Arkansas House.
The lieutenant governor’s office is a part-time job and largely ceremonial in nature.
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