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In March 3 Elections,

ATA Came Out Ahead

ATA followed the results of Arkansas’ primary and celebrated several wins

YOU CAN’T REALLY JUST
APPLY ONE LITMUS
TEST TO EVERY
SINGLE RACE.

—SHANNON NEWTON,
PRESIDENT, ARKANSAS
TRUCKING ASSOCIATION

By Steve Brawner The biggest win was in the Doyle Webb, touted herself as the
Contributing Writer Arkansas Supreme Court – Position “conservative” candidate and had the
4 race, where Barbara Webb defeated support of the Arkansas State Chamber
Ed. note: Local, state and national leader- Circuit Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch of Commerce. Welch previously was
ship is playing a large role in how differ- with 53.6% of the vote. The vote count president of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers’
ent communities react to the health and was 244,757 for Webb versus 211,799 Association, which awarded him its
economic hardships triggered by COVID- for Welch. She will fill the seat now Lifetime Achievement Award.
19. Though this article was written before occupied by the retiring Justice Jo Hart.
Arkansas reported its first positive case of Webb is the current chief law WHO ATA SUPPORTED
the virus, the results of the primary elec- judge at the Workers’ Compensation The Arkansas Trucking Association
tion continue to be important as we look Commission and had previously been Political Action Committee donated the
to leadership to guide us out of this crisis. that agency’s CEO. She has been a maximum amount, $2,800, to Webb’s
In politics, you win some and you Saline County circuit judge and a pros- campaign. ATA President Shannon
lose some, and in Arkansas’ March 3 ecuting attorney for Saline, Hot Spring Newton said Webb was the more likely
primary and nonpartisan elections, the and Grant Counties. candidate to apply the law as it’s written
trucking community won more than Webb, whose husband is and not to legislate from the bench, and
it lost. Republican Party of Arkansas Chairman to be more receptive to business inter-

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