Archive for July 1st, 2009

State Rep. Dawn Creekmore receives a hug from Mary Jean Busken of Benton on Tuesday; the two worked together this past session to adopt Juli’s Law, which is named after the Buskens’ daughter, who was murdered.
State Rep. Dawn Creekmore acknowledged that she has “big shoes to fill,” but she said she’s not concerned.
Creekmore, who recently moved to Bauxite from the East End area, formally announced her candidacy for the state Senate on Tuesday. She will seek the seat held by Sen. Shane Broadway, D-Bryant, who will be term-limited.
Standing on a political stump, Creekmore, a Democrat, said, “Shane is leaving big shoes to fill, but I plan to fill those shoes.”
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