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| Preceded by | Tim Hutchinson |
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| In office January 12, 1999 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Governor | Mike Huckabee |
| Preceded by | Winston Bryant |
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| Born | January 10, 1963 Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jill Pryor |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is a Democratic politician in Arkansas. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born September 30, 1960) is the Democratic senior United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is a Republican Politician and former senator from the state The Arkansas Attorney General is an executive position and constitutional officer within the Arkansas Government. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955 is a former Republican governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and a political Commentator Winston Bryant (born October 3, 1938) is a former Democratic Secretary of State ( 1977 - 1978) Lieutenant governor Michael Dale Beebe (born December 28 1946) is the current Governor of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and is home to the University of Arkansas. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. He is the state's junior U.S. Senator. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
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Personal Background
Pryor was born in Fayetteville, the seat of Washington County in northwestern Arkansas, to the former Barbara Lunsford and former Governor and U. Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and is home to the University of Arkansas. Washington County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government S. Senator David Hampton Pryor. David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States He is married to Jill Pryor, and has two children, Adams and Porter, as well as a dog named Nick. He received both his bachelor's and Juris Doctor (J.D.) degrees from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1994. The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U He was elected the state Attorney General in 1998 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2000. A delegate is a member of a group representing an organization (e The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
U. S. Senate Career
In late 2001, Pryor announced his candidacy for the Senate seat held by Tim Hutchinson, who six years earlier had become the first Arkansas Republican to serve in that body since Reconstruction. Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is a Republican Politician and former senator from the state The seat had been held by David Pryor, who actively campaigned for his son. Hutchinson's popularity was considerably dragged down by the fact that he had divorced his wife of 29 years and married a congressional aide, but Pryor didn't make an issue of it during the campaign.
Pryor defeated Hutchinson 54% to 46%. He was the only Democratic candidate for the Senate to defeat a Republican incumbent in that election cycle. He will face no major-party opposition in 2008, which is unusual for a freshman Senator. Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 4 2008 with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested The only Republican to express interest in the race, health care executive Tom Formicola, decided not to run. [1] His only announced opponent is Green candidate Rebekah Kennedy. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party
There had been speculation that former Governor Mike Huckabee would run against Pryor if his presidential bid were unsuccessful, but on March 8, Huckabee said he wouldn't contest the race. The Governor of the State of Arkansas is the chief executive of the state and Commander-in-chief of its military forces. Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955 is a former Republican governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and a political Commentator Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. [2]
Pryor places great emphasis on constituent service. He has a sign on his desk that reads "Arkansas comes first," as his father did when he held the seat.
On May 23, 2005, Pryor was one of the 14 senators who forged a compromise on the Democrats' use of the judicial filibuster. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gang of 14 was a term coined to describe the Bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully negotiated a compromise A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body This effectively ended any threat of a Democratic filibuster (and thus also avoided the Republican leadership's threatened implementation of the so-called "nuclear option. The nuclear option, also called the constitutional option, is an attempt by the presiding officer of the United States Senate to end a filibuster by majority ") Under the agreement, the Democrats would retain the power to filibuster a Bush judicial nominee only in an "extraordinary circumstance. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. " The threat of a filibuster removed, Republicans were able to force cloture on the three most conservative Bush appellate court nominees (Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor-no relation), who subsequently passed a vote by the full Republican-controlled Senate. In Parliamentary procedure, cloture (ˈkloʊtʃɝ KLO-cher (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Janice Rogers Brown (born May 11, 1949 in Greenville Alabama) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District Priscilla Richman Owen (born October 4, 1954) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. William Holcombe "Bill" Pryor Jr (born April 26 1962, Mobile Alabama, USA) is a federal judge on the United States He did, however, vote against the nomination of Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing his concerns over Alito's views on the president's powers during wartime. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
On September 28, 2006, Pryor was one of 12 Senate Democrats who voted to adopt S.3930, the Military Commissions Act of 2006[3], which restricts from an entire class of people the writ of Habeas Corpus [4], admits as legal evidence information obtained by coercion or torture [5], and provides for an effective amnesty to government officials who might otherwise face criminal charges for having authorized torture or abuse of prisoners prior to the bill's passage. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166 was an Act of Congress signed by President George W The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166 was an Act of Congress signed by President George W Habeas corpus (ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔɹpəs ( Latin: command that you have the body is the name of a legal action or Writ, through which a person can seek relief He voted against the flag burning amendment in June 2006, and against repeal of the Federal Inheritance/Estate Tax. The Flag Desecration Amendment, often referred to as the flag burning amendment, is a controversial proposed Constitutional amendment to the United States Constitution
On March 15, 2007, Pryor was one of 2 Democratic Senators to vote against a resolution aimed at withdrawing most American combat troops from Iraq in 2008. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The vote, requiring 60 votes to pass, was 50 to 48 against. [6]
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Pryor was one of six Democrats to vote for the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. The A detailed chonology of events in the Dismissal of US attorneys controversy. This article about dismissed US attorneys summarizes the circumstances surrounding a number of U See also Dismissal of US attorneys controversy The various documents obtained by request or subpoena during dissmissal of U See also Dismissal of US attorneys controversy See Dismissal of U Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement In 2007, however, he called for Gonzales to resign due to the firing of eight federal prosecutors. The One of the attorneys fired was Bud Cummins, the U. Harry Earnest "Bud" Cummins III is a former United States Attorney of five years in the Eastern District of Arkansas. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is further subdivided into six divisions which collectively cover 41 Arkansas counties Pryor and his Senate colleague, Blanche Lincoln, both say that Gonzales promised Cummins' replacement, Tim Griffin, would go before the Senate for confirmation. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born September 30, 1960) is the Democratic senior United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) was an interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from December 2006 In truth, Gonzales used a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act that allowed Griffin to bypass Senate confirmation. The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U
Pryor and Lincoln were very upset when the details of Griffin's appointment came to light. In an angry speech before the Senate on March 15, Pryor said that Gonzales had "broken faith" with him regarding the Cummins affair, and therefore had lost his confidence. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, "When the Attorney General lies to a United States Senator," Pryor said, "I think it's time for that Attorney General to go. " [1]
In June of 2007, before the annual Arkansas Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Pryor announced his endorsement of his colleague Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), who served as First Lady of Arkansas for 12 years, for the President of the United States. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Pryor noted the ability and competence of Clinton as a Senator and former U. S. First Lady. [7]
Committee Assignments
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety (Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
- Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
- Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery
- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Chairman)
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
- Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Airland
- Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Committee on Rules and Administration
- Select Committee on Ethics
Electoral History
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| Democratic | Mark Pryor | 435,347 | 54. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 1 | ||
| Republican | Tim Hutchinson (Incumbent) | 372,909 | 46. Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is a Republican Politician and former senator from the state 3 | ||
Footnotes
- ^ Mark Pryor uncontested for second term in U.S. Senate. KTHV Little Rock, 2008-03-10
- ^ Huckabee says he won't run against Pryor, Nasdaq. KTHV ( "Today's THV") is the CBS network affiliate station serving the Little Rock / Pine Bluff television market and central Arkansas The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. com
- ^ U. S. Senate roll call votes, 109th Congress http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00259
- ^ Military Commissions Act of 2006, Section 7, HABEAS CORPUS MATTERS
- ^ Military Commissions Act of 2006, SUBCHAPTER IV--TRIAL PROCEDURE, Section 949a(2)(C)
- ^ Toner, Robin (March 15, 2007). Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Senate Rejects Measure for Iraq Pullout. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ HillaryClinton.com - Media Release
External links
- United States Senator Mark Pryor, U. S. Senate site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Staff salary data at LegiStorm. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in com
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge. com
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Mark Pryor profile
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Tim Hutchinson |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Arkansas 2003 – present Served alongside: Blanche Lincoln |
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| Preceded by Winston Bryant |
Attorney General of Arkansas 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Mike Beebe |
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