Ben McGee (politician)

Ben McGee is a former state legislator in Arkansas.[1][2] He was a Democrat. He supported Bill Clinton’s African American rival Douglas Wilder in his campaign for the Democrat Party’s nomination for U.S. president.[3]

He was first elected in 1988. In 1998, he resigned after pleading guilty to extortion charges.[4][5]

  1. ^ Herbst, John (December 31, 1991). "1991 House of Representatives composite photo of the Seventy-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011.
  2. ^ Parry, Janine A.; Miller, William H. (2006). ""The Great Negro State of the Country?": Black Legislators in Arkansas: 1973-2000". Journal of Black Studies. 36 (6): 833–872. doi:10.1177/0021934705277131. JSTOR 40034349. S2CID 144342350 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ Don Baker (1991-12-09). "WILDER WOOS SUPPORTERS IN CLINTON'S BACK YARD". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  4. ^ "Convicted of felony, new legislator resigns". 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ "Arkansas Rep. Charged for Bribe". AP NEWS.