Marietta McClure announced today her bid to seek the Republican nomination for Arkansas House District 28. The district in Saline County includes portions of Benton, Bauxite, and Haskell.
In announcing her candidacy McClure said, “For the past 12 years, I have proudly called Saline County home and am prepared to use my experience and work ethic as a small business owner and community leader to serve the constituents of District 28.” McClure continued “As a Legislative Analyst for the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, I witnessed firsthand what it means to be a state representative and am excited to have the opportunity to serve.”
Along with her campaign announcement, McClure shared endorsement from Benton Mayor Tom Farmer. In his endorsement Mayor Farmer said, “Marietta is a proven conservative leader that will fight for the values of Saline County. I have full confidence that she would make an outstanding addition to the state legislature. I strongly endorse Marietta for State Representative.”
Marietta McClure, a lifelong Republican, owns and operates McClure Fitness in Benton, the largest group fitness gym in Arkansas. She holds a political science degree from the University of Arkansas. McClure and her husband, Kent, a commercial banker at Farmer’s Bank & Trust live in Benton. They attend First Baptist Church of Benton and have four children, Shad (7), Elin (6), Etta (6) and Rex (2).
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Dr. Steve Shadrach says
I’m Marietta’s dad. We probably had 5,000 family dinners together over the years as we were raising Marietta and her siblings in Fayetteville and Conway, Arkansas. A wide array of topics were vibrantly discussed around the table, definitely including questions/issues regarding government, politics, leadership, economics, as well as social/cultural current/world events & challenges. I can promise you she has been thoroughly saturated and mentored by her immediate and extended family and friends in conservative principles in every area of life. She has formed her own convictions, but I can clearly see she has not strayed from her roots at all. Yes, she worked for a time for Mark Pryor, an old friend I knew at Univ of Ark (whom I was seeking to influence on a weekly basis!) but if you wanted to work for a U.S. Senator back then–your only options were democrats! Let not your heart be troubled: I can promise you she will be a very conservative representative in the state legislature. And anyone accusing her of being something less than that doesnt know the facts. She will represent ALL the people in your district in a very caring, professional AND conservative way!