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Bill Gwatney, a former state senator for Arkansas, was a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party.

Contents 1 Bio 1.1 Death 1.2 2008 elections 2 Money in politics 3 Committees and affiliations 3.1 Affiliations 3.2 Endorsements 4 Articles and resources 4.1 See also 4.2 References 4.3 External resources 4.4 External articles

Bio

Bill Gwatney, who owned three car dealerships in the Little Rock area, became the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party in 2007. He had represented the Jacksonville area for more than 10 years as a state senator, and in 2006 he was Gov. Mike Beebe's finance chair.^[1]

Death

Gwatney was shot in his office in Little Rock on the morning of August 13, 2008. According to reports, the gunman, Timothy Dale Johnson, asked to speak with Gwatney but was refused entrance by Democratic Party staff. Police said Johnson forced his way past Gwatney's assistant, introduced himself to the chairman, and then shot Gwatney several times. Gwatney died a few hours later of his wounds.^[1]

Johnson fled to a nearby convention and then led police on a 30-minute pursuit. Officers fatally shot him following the chase.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Arkansas superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Bill Gwatney, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Affiliations

Endorsements

Articles and resources

See also

• Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
  • Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
• U.S. presidential election, 2008
  • U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
• Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Miguel Bustillo, "Arkansas Democratic Party chairman is gunned down," The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2008

External resources

• DemConWatch - A very comprehensive list of superdelegates and known commitments. Please use this as a starting point and double check by doing a news search to make sure the data is accurate. If you have a tip, let them know.
• WashingtonPost.com - Web site with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.

External articles