Bill Halter
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"William A. "Bill" Halter" was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas/Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party, he was elected to succeed the late Republican Party (United States)/Republican Winthrop Paul Rockefeller in 2006, defeating Republican challenger Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)/Jim Holt by a margin of 57%–43%.

Before his election as lieutenant governor, Halter served as the Deputy Commissioner (1999–2001) and Acting Commissioner (2001) of the Social Security Administration. He previously worked as a senior adviser in the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1999. A native of North Little Rock, Arkansas/North Little Rock, he is a graduate of Stanford University and Oxford University.

He unsuccessfully challenged two-term incumbent Blanche Lincoln for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, losing in the June 8, 2010 runoff after neither won a majority in the May primary. After the bruising primary, Lincoln lost to her Republican opponent John Boozman in the general election. Halter ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Arkansas Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2014/in 2014 but dropped out, citing concerns over a divisive primary hurting Democratic chances for the seat, which had not been a concern in 2010.

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All of this is geared toward providing an education system in Arkansas from top to bottom that is not merely adequate but excellent.

There is a perception that special interest lobbyists are controlling the show. I think we need to change that perception by changing some of our rules.

People are driving over state lines to play the lottery. We need to keep our resources here.

This is an effort that we look at as being important for working people across the state. It is past time for an increase in the minimum wage.

There are other states that don't achieve that much per capita, and we're refining the estimates of what we think is possible with a lottery.

Minimum wage was last increased in 1997. It?s wrong that people that work full-time can?t support their families.

I certainly prefer using the lottery proceeds to increasing property taxes, which I don't favor.

I don't have any plans to, but I'm sure it will have some collateral health benefits for him.

We brag when our athletic teams are the top 20 in the country. We need an education team that's in the top 20 as well.