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Legislator of the Year
December 4th, 2009
Representative Dawn Creekmore of Bauxite was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Arkansas Psychological Association and recently was named one of the 10 Most Influential Arkansas Legislators by Talk Business Quarterly-2009
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Creekmore’s bill helps Arkansans battle identity theft
September 22nd, 2009
Bryant Daily – By LANA CLIFTON
Identity theft is a growing concern all across America. According to a document released by the Federal Trade Commission in February of 2009, over 313,000 complaints of identity theft were recorded by the Consumer Sentinel Network. These numbers were up from just under 260,000 complaints in 2007 and showed a huge increase since 2000 when only 31,140 were filed. Twenty-four percent of the 2008 complaints were due to suspects opening new credit accounts or loans fraudulently or committing other fraudulent credit card actions.
Dawn Creekmore, Arkansas State Representative for District 27, decided something should be done to allow consumers to protect themselves against such fraud. She decided a law should be on the books in Arkansas to make it possible for consumers to freeze credit history information until they were ready to access it for legitimate reasons.
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FOX 16 Interview with Rep. Creekmore in Benton
July 12th, 2009
Rep. Creekmore’s crime bills draw criticism
Kelly MacNeil (2009-03-16)
(UALR Public Radio) – If you only judged Representative Dawn Creekmore by the placid expression always on her face, you wouldn’t guess that she’s charging harder than any other state lawmaker on the crime front.
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Creekmore runs for Broadway’s Senate Seat
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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Arkansas DNA Law Change
November 7th, 2008
An Arkansas lawmaker wants to change a law that explains from whom to collect a DNA sample.
Get arrested for a felony and Arkansas could get your DNA even without a conviction.
State Representative Dawn Creekmore is behind the push for this change in Arkansas law.
Representative Creekmore says this move is about her desire, to help police solve violent crimes. While others say the change would violate the constitution.
Mary Jean Buskin cherishes the 21 years she had with her daughter Juli.
Tougher sex offender Bills await governor’s signature
April 7th, 2006
Reprinted courtesy of The Benton Courier
LITTLE ROCK – Convicted sex offenders will face tougher sentences and stricter monitoring under two bills passed by the Legislature in a special session this week.
The bills, sponsored by Rep. Dawn Creekmore, D-East End, received final approval Thursday and await Gov. Mike Huckabee’s signature.
One bill would allow the state to use Global Positioning System devices to track sex offenders. Under the measure, doctors or anyone with the authority to prescribe medicine would be able to consult crime databases to determine if the patient is a sex offender before prescribing a drug for erectile dysfunction.
The legislation also requires sex offenders to re-register with police every six months and to update their personal information. The most violent sex offenders would be tracked by GPS devices for at least 10 years.
Creekmore has introduced two measures modeled after a Florida law passed last year and named to memorialize the death of a 9-year-old girl by a registered sex offender.
House panel endorses Creekmore’s proposal aimed at sex offenders
April 4th, 2006
Reprinted courtesy of The Benton Courier
Rep. Dawn Creekmore’s proposal that would expand the state’s ability to track sex offenders was endorsed Monday by a House committee.
The House Judiciary Committee endorsed the Child Protection Act, which allows the state to electronically monitor sex offenders and would include the use of Global Positioning System devices.
