Ben McGee (politician)

Ben McGee is a former state legislator in Arkansas.^[1]^[2] He was a Democrat. He supported Bill Clinton’s African American rival Douglas Wilder in his campaign for the Democrat Party’s nomination for U.S. president.^[3]

He was first elected in 1988. In 1998, he resigned after pleading guilty to extortion charges.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Herbst, John (December 31, 1991). "1991 House of Representatives composite photo of the Seventy-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866–2011.
^ Parry, Janine A.; Miller, William H. (2006). "'The Great Negro State of the Country?': Black Legislators in Arkansas: 1973–2000". Journal of Black Studies. 36 (6): 833–872. doi:10.1177/0021934705277131. JSTOR 40034349. S2CID 144342350.
^ Don Baker (1991-12-09). "Wilder Woos Supporters in Clinton's Back Yard". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
^ "Convicted of felony, new legislator resigns". 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ "Arkansas Rep. Charged for Bribe". AP News.

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[1] Herbst, John (December 31, 1991). "1991 House of Representatives composite photo of the Seventy-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866–2011.

[2] Parry, Janine A.; Miller, William H. (2006). "'The Great Negro State of the Country?': Black Legislators in Arkansas: 1973–2000". Journal of Black Studies. 36 (6): 833–872. doi:10.1177/0021934705277131. JSTOR 40034349. S2CID 144342350.

[3] Don Baker (1991-12-09). "Wilder Woos Supporters in Clinton's Back Yard". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.

[4] "Convicted of felony, new legislator resigns". 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

[5] "Arkansas Rep. Charged for Bribe". AP News.

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