Tea Party snubs Womack

Arkansas News Bureau               The Tea Party also did not
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas         endorse any candidates in the
Tea Party announced                races for attorney general,
endorsements today of all          state treasurer or state
Republicans running for state      auditor — all races in which
constitutional or national         no Republican is running.
offices on the Arkansas            William “Dubs” Byers, the
ballot — except one.               groups co-chairman, said
The conservative group did         Friday the group “just didn’t
not endorse anyone in the 3rd      feel strongly” about Womack.
District congressional race        “He was slow about signing a
between Republican Steve           no-tax pledge. I think he did
Womack, the mayor of Rogers,       end up signing it, but he was
and Democrat David Whitaker,       kind of slow about signing it,
a Fayetteville lawyer. U.S.        and that was kind of an issue,
Rep. John Boozman, who holds       ” Byers said.
the seat now, chose to run         Womack did not immediately
for the U.S. Senate instead        return a call today seeking
of seeking re-election.            comment.                      

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