Mike Beebe | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Beebe in 2009 | |
| 45th Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Lieutenant | Bill Halter (2007–2011) Mark Darr (2011–2014) Vacant (2014–2015) |
| Preceded by | Mike Huckabee |
| Succeeded by | Asa Hutchinson |
| 54th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 9, 2007 | |
| Governor | Mike Huckabee |
| Preceded by | Mark Pryor |
| Succeeded by | Dustin McDaniel |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office 1983–2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Horn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mickey Dale Beebe December 28, 1946 Amagon, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro (BA) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1974 |
| Unit |  United States Army Reserve |
Mickey Dale Beebe (/ˈbiːbi/; born December 28, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015.[1] He is to date the last Democrat to hold that office.
Born in Amagon, Arkansas, Beebe is a graduate of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Beebe entered private practice as an attorney before being elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1982. Beebe served five terms in the Arkansas Senate from 1983 to 2003 and served as President of the Senate during his last term. Beebe was elected Attorney General of Arkansas in 2002, where he served one term from 2003 to 2007.
A member of the Democratic Party, Beebe ran for the governorship in 2006, winning in an uncontested Democratic primary and defeating former U.S. Representative Asa Hutchinson in the general election with 56% of the vote. Beebe was elected to a second term in 2010, defeating former State Senator Jim Keet with 64% of the vote in contrast to fellow Democrat Blanche Lincoln who lost her second U.S. Senate re-election bid in a 58%–37% landslide. Beebe, who was restricted from running in the 2014 election due to term limits, left office on January 13, 2015.
Beebe currently serves on the Governors’ Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and has endorsed Medicaid work requirements since leaving office.[2]
- ^ Barth, Jay. "Mickey Dale (Mike) Beebe (1946–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Beebe defends Hutchinson's work requirement as 'pragmatic' politics". Talk Business & Politics. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.