Ready for Ten More Senate Candidates?

OK, so maybe it's five. Still..... I present to you below, for your viewing pleasure, the list of people who have announced that they intend to file for various offices as independents, once they get the required number of signatures. Note that we could have quite a few more senate candidates. Many people are filing as independents for state representative and smaller offices. They might actually have a chance to win, depending on if they are solid local people. For smaller offices, where half the district knows you or your family personally, having a party brand is a lot less critical.

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2010 Notices of Candidacy for Independent Candidates

The following is a list of individuals who filed notices of candidacy with the Secretary of State’s office. The filing serves as notice of an individual’s intention to file as an independent candidate without party affiliation for a particular office. Candidacy will be certified following the receipt of the requisite number of valid signatures by May 1, 2010.

Jasper A. Beede of Letona, AR for US Senate
Charles Neely of Little Rock, AR for US House of Representatives, Dist. 2
Trevor Drown of Russellville, AR for US Senate
Andy Riner of Hatfield, AR for Prosecuting Attorney, Dist. 18-W
Rick Daes of Little Rock, AR for State Representative, Dist. 35
Jerry E. Coon of Rogers, AR for US House of Representatives, Dist. 3
Thomas R. McLemore of Warren, AR for State Representative, Dist. 8
Larry J. Buffington of Benton, AR for US Senate
Mickey Vernon Higgins of Paragould, AR for US House of Representatives, Dist. 1
Ronnie Spence of Paragould, AR for State Representative, Dist. 78
Frank Wiser of Clarksville, AR for State Representative, Dist. 69
Bert Hone, Jr. of Little Rock, AR for US House of Representatives, Dist. 2
Adam Fire Cat of Fayetteville, AR for US Senate
Marc Rosson of Gillham, AR for US House of Representatives, Dist. 4
Jim Parsons of Bella Vista, AR for State Representative, Dist. 98
Weldon Wynn of Star City, AR for State Representative, Dist. 10
Richard Walden of Jonesboro, AR for US Representative, Dist. 1
Grant C. Rader of Batesville, AR for State Representative, Dist. 72
Roger Sumpter of West Memphis, AR for State Representative, Dist. 53
Lance Levi of Little Rock, AR for US Representative, Dist. 2
Phillip Martinez of Siloam Springs, AR for State Representative, Dist. 100
Christopher Nogy of Lowell, AR for US Senate
Willie Gammon of Marion, AR for State Representative, Dist. 54