Here is my score on the likely candidates. State Rep. Jim Hendren, R-Sulphur Springs. Many religious conservatives have run in then backtracked out until this Hutchinson relative clearly declared his intention last week. Hendren and his clan pride themselves on cohesiveness. Government is more than helping George the Second cut taxes and win the lost war on drugs.
Government means leadership and creative solutions when something terrible happens.
Highway Commissioner Jonathan Barnett of Siloam Springs. Barnett is the only one of these folks I've met. He seems just another ambitious politician. State Rep. Mike Hathorn, D-Huntsville. I like one-syllable first names.