State Sen. Clint Penzo of Springdale is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Rogers in the Republican primary race for Arkansas’ Third District congressional seat.
The winner of the March 5 primary election will face Democrat Caitlin Draper in the general election Nov. 5. Early voting for the primary begins Feb. 20.
Womack, 66, has held the congressional seat for 13 years. He grew up in Russellville and graduated from Arkansas Tech University, and served as mayor of Rogers for 12 years.
Womack said he hasn’t missed a vote in Congress since he took office Jan. 3, 2011. He has cast more than 8,000 votes.
According to his House of Representatives biography, Womack is currently a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, where he is chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee.
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