William Richard Womack (born 1974) is a businessman from

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, Arkansas, who is a

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member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. His District 18 includes portions of

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, and

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counties. He was initially elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. In 1993, Womack graduated from Benton High School in Benton in Saline County. He then attended

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in Arkadelphia, from which he graduated in 1997. Self-employed in the paint and construction business, he is a married father of seven children. On November 6, 2012, Womack defeated

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Fred W. Harris of Arkadelphia. Womack received 5,865 votes (52.8 percent) to Harris' 5,247 (47.2 percent). In his campaign Womack was endorsed by

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, former

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Mike Huckabee's political action committee. Womack serves on the House Public Health and City, County & Local committees. In January 2013, Womack proposed House Resolution 1003 to encourage all branches of federal, state and local governments to respect and preserve

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and oppose any action that would "abridge, infringe upon, or limit the right to keep and bear arms."

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