Congratulations to Ashley Hudson for setting her sights on a goal and making the end result achievable. Ashley didn’t know she was bound for the Arkansas State House, but she knew that politics was a possible avenue given her family life. Ashley is the daughter of a District Judge, Chip ...
Read moreCongratulations to Ashley Hudson for setting her sights on a goal and making the end result achievable. Ashley didn’t know she was bound for the Arkansas State House, but she knew that politics was a possible avenue given her family life. Ashley is the daughter of a District Judge, Chip Welch.
Ashley began thinking about running for office in 2017, she just wasn’t sure which one at the time. She attended the Emerge training offered in conjunction with the Democratic Attorney General Association, because initially she thought she would run for Attorney General (and she may still do that). As the mother of four young children, time away from the family was a consideration so Ashely decided to run for State Legislature and potentially flip a seat.
On November 3, Ashley was ahead of the race but the level of mail in ballots overwhelmed the process. By the time the votes were finally tallied, and she was recognized as the winner and sworn into office, she would have to defend her victory in court 4 times.
Ashely is a fighter, and we know she will fight as hard for her district as she did to become the victor in her race.
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