KUAR | By Steve Brawner / Talk Business & Politics
Arkansas state Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, is not running for re-election in 2022, he announced Monday.
On his website, hendrenforarkansas.com, he said his duties with the government reform organization he founded, Common Ground Arkansas, have left him with less time to focus on his Senate district.
Asked about his decision in a phone interview, Hendren said, “I’ve just got too much on my plate to do a good job of serving the people of the Senate district. Common Ground is taking more and more of my time, my business is at record levels, and we’re in the middle of a $3 million expansion, and my grandkids that I want to spend some time with. So all those things compiled together led me to a place where I just didn’t feel like I could do an adequate job of continuing to serve in the state Senate and do all those other things that I think are more important to me at this point.”
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State Sen. Jim Hendren, seen here in January 2019, announced Monday he will not run for reelection and has ruled out a bid for governor of Arkansas.