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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American politician and lawyer</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Blaylock</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Ken Coon</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <br /><a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> <br />from <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Arkansas%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Arkansas's 2nd congressional district">2nd</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Guy_Tucker" title="Jim Guy Tucker">Jim Guy Tucker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_F._Robinson" title="Tommy F. Robinson">Tommy F. Robinson</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Prosecuting_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Prosecuting Attorney">Prosecuting Attorney</a> for the First Judicial District of Arkansas</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1970–1971</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1935-12-19</span>) </span>December 19, 1935<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 89)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Pocahontas,_Arkansas" title="Pocahontas, Arkansas">Pocahontas, Arkansas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Lana Bethune</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">University of Arkansas</a> (BA, JD)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">Attorney</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1954-1957</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.</b> (born December 19, 1935), known as <b>Ed Bethune</b>, is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and novelist in <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a>, who was a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> from 1979-1985. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years,_education,_military,_legal_practice"><span id="Early_years.2C_education.2C_military.2C_legal_practice"></span>Early years, education, military, legal practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years, education, military, legal practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bethune was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bethune Sr. in <a href="/wiki/Pocahontas,_Arkansas" title="Pocahontas, Arkansas">Pocahontas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>. He graduated in 1953 from <a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_High_School_(Arkansas)" title="Pocahontas High School (Arkansas)">Pocahontas High School</a>. He was a <a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> from 1954–1957, with service in <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>. </p><p>After military service, Bethune obtained his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> degree in 1961 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">University of Arkansas</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville</a>, where he was a member of <a href="/wiki/Kappa_Sigma" title="Kappa Sigma">Kappa Sigma</a> <a href="/wiki/Fraternity" title="Fraternity">fraternity</a>. He received the <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> degree from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_School_of_Law" title="University of Arkansas School of Law">University of Arkansas School of Law</a> in 1963 and was admitted to the Arkansas bar that same year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>That year he began his practice in Pocahontas. In 1972, while he was living in <a href="/wiki/Searcy,_Arkansas" title="Searcy, Arkansas">Searcy</a> north of <a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock</a>, he practiced with former <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas Republican Party">Arkansas Republican Party</a> chairman <a href="/wiki/Odell_Pollard" title="Odell Pollard">Odell Pollard</a>, who served as his political mentor. Bethune also was admitted to practice before the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a>. </p><p>He was a prosecuting attorney for the First Judicial District of Arkansas from 1970-1971. He was chairman of the Ninth District <a href="/wiki/Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_Board" title="Federal Home Loan Bank Board">Federal Home Loan Bank Board</a> from 1973-1976. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_for_state_attorney_general,_1972"><span id="Campaign_for_state_attorney_general.2C_1972"></span>Campaign for state attorney general, 1972</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Campaign for state attorney general, 1972"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, Bethune was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Arkansas <a href="/wiki/Attorney_general" title="Attorney general">attorney general</a> against the Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jim_Guy_Tucker" title="Jim Guy Tucker">James Guy Tucker Jr.</a> Tucker defeated Bethune, 370,647 (60 percent) to 247,404 (40 percent). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_to_the_U.S._House,_1978"><span id="Election_to_the_U.S._House.2C_1978"></span>Election to the U.S. House, 1978</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Election to the U.S. House, 1978"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bethune was chosen in 1979 as the president of the U.S. House Republican freshman class. He was reelected with ease in 1980—he polled 159,148 votes (78.9 percent) to 42,278 (21 percent) for his Democratic opponent, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Arkansas" title="Jacksonville, Arkansas">Jacksonville</a> <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> James G. Reid. </p><p>Once in the House, Bethune made federal taxes and spending his chief concern. </p><p>Bethune opposed Reagan's proposal to sell <a href="/wiki/Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control" class="mw-redirect" title="Airborne Early Warning and Control">AWACS</a> fighter planes to <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, which was against the advice of Israel. Bethune joined Senators Bumpers and Pryor to veto a proposal to override Arkansas' 10 percent interest ceiling for retail loans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_of_1982">Election of 1982</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Election of 1982"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, a year of widespread election of Democrats, Bethune had a harder race. He did not begin campaigning until the final three weeks of the contest, as he had been confident of winning a third term. His opponent was the Democratic former <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas State Senate">state Senator</a> Charles Lindbergh George Sr. (born ca. 1929), from <a href="/wiki/Cabot,_Arkansas" title="Cabot, Arkansas">Cabot</a>. George was not the Democrats' first choice; party leaders failed to persuade Little Rock attorney Sandy Sidney McMath (born ca. 1942), the son of the former governor, Sidney Sanders McMath, to challenge Bethune. </p><p>Bethune survived the challenge and gained re-election: 96,775 (53.9 percent) to George's 82,913 (46.1 percent). It was his last election victory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U.S._Senate_campaign,_1984"><span id="U.S._Senate_campaign.2C_1984"></span>U.S. Senate campaign, 1984</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Bethune&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: U.S. Senate campaign, 1984"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1984, Bethune sought the Senate seat against the incumbent Senator Pryor. He was decisively defeated, with Pryor receiving 502,341 votes (57.3 percent) to Bethune's 373,615 (42.7 percent). </p><p>After leaving Congress, Bethune served from 1986-1988 as the Arkansas Republican Party state Chairman. 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Topping Jr., ed., "1978 Election Preview"', <i>Ripon Forum</i>, September/October 1978, p. 11</li> <li><i>Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report</i>, February 15, 1978, p. 424; February 27, 1982, p. 362; October 14, 1978, p. 2804</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930135721/http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Ed+Bethune+&+Assoc&year=1999">https://web.archive.org/web/20070930135721/http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Ed+Bethune+&+Assoc&year=1999</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930121642/http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Ed+Bethune+&+Assoc&year=1998">https://web.archive.org/web/20070930121642/http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Ed+Bethune+&+Assoc&year=1998</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/10tran.html">http://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/10tran.html</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/01/10/gingrich.ethics/excerpts.shtml">http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/01/10/gingrich.ethics/excerpts.shtml</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://archive.today/20130209115128/http://wired-vig.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1997/01/1397">https://archive.today/20130209115128/http://wired-vig.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1997/01/1397</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/10/09/delay_assails_panel_accusers/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+National+News">http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/10/09/delay_assails_panel_accusers/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+National+News</a></li> <li><i>Election Statistics</i>, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1984, Little Rock: Secretary of State</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi">http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?edbethune">Appearances</a> on <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282285#P2190" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Guy_Tucker" title="Jim Guy Tucker">Jim Tucker</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Arkansas" title="List of United States representatives from Arkansas">U.S. House of Representatives</a> <br />from <span data-sort-value="Arkansas02 !"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Arkansas's 2nd congressional district">Arkansas's 2nd congressional district</a></span> </b><br />1979–1985 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_F._Robinson" title="Tommy F. Robinson">Tommy F. Robinson</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Tom Kelly</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Arkansas">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 3</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arkansas" title="1984 United States Senate election in Arkansas">1984</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Title next held by</div><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1996, Withdrew</span> </b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Len Blaylock</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas Republican Party">Arkansas Republican Party</a> </b><br />1986–1988 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Ken Coon</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cfc;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">U.S. order of precedence</a> (ceremonial) </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div 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Caraway">Caraway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Driver" title="William J. Driver">Driver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_C._Gathings" title="Ezekiel C. Gathings">Gathings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Vollie_Alexander_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William Vollie Alexander Jr.">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanche_Lincoln" title="Blanche Lincoln">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Berry" title="Marion Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Crawford_(politician)" title="Rick Crawford (politician)">Crawford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em"><span data-sort-value="Arkansas02 !"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Arkansas's 2nd congressional district">2nd district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_A._Warren" title="Edward A. 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Breckinridge">Breckinridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sebastian_Little" class="mw-redirect" title="John Sebastian Little">Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Brundidge_Jr." title="Stephen Brundidge Jr.">Brundidge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Allan_Oldfield" class="mw-redirect" title="William Allan Oldfield">W. Oldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_P._Oldfield" title="Pearl P. Oldfield">P. Oldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Miller" title="John E. Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Mills" title="Wilbur Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Guy_Tucker" title="Jim Guy Tucker">Tucker</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bethune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_F._Robinson" title="Tommy F. Robinson">T. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Thornton" title="Ray Thornton">Thornton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Snyder" title="Vic Snyder">V. 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William Fulbright">Fulbright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_William_Trimble" title="James William Trimble">Trimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Hammerschmidt" title="John Paul Hammerschmidt">Hammerschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hutchinson" title="Tim Hutchinson">T. Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Hutchinson" title="Asa Hutchinson">A. Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Boozman" title="John Boozman">Boozman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Womack" title="Steve Womack">Womack</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em"><span data-sort-value="Arkansas04 !"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Arkansas's 4th congressional district">4th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Gunter" title="Thomas M. 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