A Pine Bluff missionary said Monday he'll seek the Libertarian nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, in 2020.
Ricky Dale Harrington Jr., 34, is the only announced Senate candidate from the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, said party chairman Michael Pakko. Democrat Josh Mahony is also running for the seat.
Harrington, in a campaign announcement, said he would like to address criminal justice and health care. He said he had recently been a Christian missionary in China.
"I spent two years entrenched in communism while living abroad in China," Harrington said in the campaign release. "Every day I witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of lack of rights and freedoms that we hold so dear here in America. I was inspired to join the fight in saving our Republic. I have watched, as many of you have, the unconstitutional laws being passed, the BIG government bureaucrats seeking to insulate their power at the expense of our personal freedoms. I say NO MORE!"
The party filing period will be from noon Nov. 4 until noon Nov. 12. Next year's primary will be March 3, and the general election will be Nov. 3.
NW News on 10/16/2019