I think District 95 deserves to have a choice just like everybody else does. … This Hatfield-McCoy, Democrat-Republican partisan politics, it ain't working for us. We've got to learn to get along and work together and get things done.

I admire young Tim for doing what he did — having had a young family. Family is first in my book.

I've had a tremendous amount of encouragement (to run). I am thinking about it. Obviously, I have family considerations. I need to talk to my two children and four grandchildren I adore.

I want to see a fairer allocation of road dollars coming to northwest Arkansas from Little Rock. I have every intention of being a loud and persistent voice for northwest Arkansas when dealing with the majority House leadership.