Month: January 2019

Rep. Jamie Scott ready to do the hard work

Rep. Jamie Scott ready to do the hard work

Rep. Jamie Scott (D-North Little Rock) became the youngest African-American woman in the Arkansas Legislature yesterday. Scott, the executive director for Pulaski County Youth Services, defeated opponent Isaac Henry in the District 37 Democratic primary and went on to run unopposed in the general election. Recently, she took time to answer my questions about what problem she believes needs fixing in Arkansas, the pressures of being a woman elected in 2018 and the music she is listening to as she prepares for her first week of the 2019 legislative session.

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