Jim Keet

Jim Keet
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 1993 – January 1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJim Argue
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
January 1989 – January 1991
Preceded byDana Moreland
Succeeded byPaul Doramus
Personal details
Born (1949-05-12) May 12, 1949 (age 75)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMargaret Osborn
Children4
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BBA)

James Holland Keet (born May 12, 1949), is an American restaurateur and politician in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate. Keet was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2010, but lost the race in a landslide to incumbent Democrat Mike Beebe. [1][2] He was also previously the Republican nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in 1990, losing to Democrat Ray Thornton.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jim Keet returns . . . for governor?, 2 March 2010, archived from the original on 2 March 2010
  2. ^ "The audacity of Jim Keet". 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Restaurateur is first to run against Beebe | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Asa Hutchinson
 Republican nominee for Governor of Arkansas
2010 		Succeeded by