Arkansas Blog: GOP leadership

The Arkansas Republican Party has a new executive director, Karen Ray, a Mississippian who has been working in the Bush administration and who has had some campaign experience in Arkansas, particularly the voter turnout effort in Central Arkansas in 2004. She replaces Clint Reed, now working on Republican campaigns in the South.

News release on the jump.

REPUBLICAN PARTY NEWS RELEASE

Little Rock - On Saturday, March 17th, Karen Ray* was hired as the Executive Director of the Republican Party of Arkansas, starting May 1st. Ray will replace Clint Reed who served for two years and recently accepted a position at the Republican National Committee.

Ray currently serves in the Bush Administration as the Confidential Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, Ray has served at the Department of Labor and on the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee. In 2004, Ray served as the Central Arkansas Field Director for the Republican National Committee Coordinated Campaign, Arkansas Leadership Committee. Ray is a native of Mississippi and is a graduate of Mississippi College in Clinton, MS.

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>Ray currently serves in the Bush Administration as the Confidential Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security.<

Is that where they stick every one from Ark who works in the bureacracy?

Think Ray will be able to advise Boss Womack?
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Posted by: Lwood | March 19, 2007 05:07 PM

well there goes my theory about a "soft-landing" (sideways promotion) for Tim Griffin... I guess he is too "tainted" so they went with the "Confidential Assistant to the Assistant.. from Customs and Immigration"... now there's a reservoir of competence.

at least she may be familiar with Clinton (Mississippi : )

Posted by: muleboy303 | March 19, 2007 05:10 PM

Gee, why would they hire a person not from arkansas. Looks like the kool-aid went bad.

Posted by: wordonthestreet | March 19, 2007 05:46 PM

Ok, "Confidential Assistant to the Assistant Secretary" is gov-speak for Head Errand Girl. I heard that CHad Rocket nor Cooper was hired b/c they are considered to close to huck. Looks like the RPA might be stuck up S*%& creek if Huck was to win.

Posted by: wordonthestreet | March 19, 2007 05:56 PM

Man...another super duper qualified secret keeper ass kisser digger inna a$a bush again'r...

I want to party with you, Lee Harvey...

Posted by: rosso | March 19, 2007 10:43 PM

Interesting. Now both parties
are run by out-of-stater's. Not
wise choices in my opinion
give our state's dislike of
political outsiders.

Posted by: The Bold and The Blue | March 20, 2007 02:14 AM

Good News - Arkansas is once again ahead of Mississippi!

Ummm . . .She didn't get fired down there did she?

Posted by: Don Keyhotay | March 20, 2007 08:37 AM

No she did not get fired. Her hard work and invaluable contributions to the Department of Homeland Security will be missed, but she believes in the Republican Party of Arkansas and has been called to serve. As someone who grew up in Little Rock and still calls it home, I know that there are some serious changes that need to take place in the party. We no longer have a Republican governor and that makes our state that much more vulnerable for the 08 presidential elections. Maybe Karen is just the person to bring an outside view to the table. Her leadership and communication skills, her work ethic and dedication, her strong sense of duty and her productivity will all come to be recognized and appreciated in Arkansas soon- even by those of you who seem to have no faith in her. Just wait.

Posted by: argop81 | March 20, 2007 11:30 AM

Think she is foul mouthed and nasty like Ann Coulter? Let's pray she is. Gwatney will need a challenge.

Posted by: mouthinfreely | March 20, 2007 06:33 PM

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