page_title: Steve Womack
section_title: Early life, education, and business career
hierarchical_section_title: Steve Womack / Early life, education, and business career
caption_attribution_description: English: LTC Steve Womack commanded 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry during its deployment to support the MFO mission in Egypt in 2002. He was later elected Mayor of the City of Rogers, Arkansas
context_page_description: Stephen Allen Womack is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was Mayor of Rogers, Arkansas prior to his congressional tenure.
context_section_description: Womack was born in Russellville, Arkansas, the son of Elisabeth F. (Canerday) and James Kermit Womack. He spent most of his childhood in Moberly, Missouri but moved back to Russellville at the age of 16 and graduated from Russellville High School in 1975.  He graduated from Arkansas Tech University in 1979.  Shortly afterward, he enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard.  He served for 30 years, retiring in 2009 as a colonel.  Womack's father founded KURM-AM in 1979, and Womack served as station manager from 1979 to 1990.  He then served as executive officer of the Army ROTC program at the University of Arkansas from 1990 to 1996, then joined Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant.
caption: Steve Womack as an Army National Guard lieutenant colonel in 2002
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