Complex sentence: Before becoming president he was the Governor of Arkansas serving two non-consecutive stints from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992 and was also the state's Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.
Split into simpler sentences: Before becoming president he was the Governor of Arkansas, serving two non-consecutive stints from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992. He was also the state's Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.