Bill Gwatney

Bill Gwatney
Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas
In office
2007  August 13, 2008
Preceded byJason Willett
Succeeded byDavid Pryor
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 11, 1993  January 13, 2003
Preceded byMax Howell
Succeeded byTerry Smith
Personal details
Born
William Alan Gwatney

(1959-08-26)August 26, 1959
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 13, 2008(2008-08-13) (aged 48)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partyDemocratic
Children2

William Alan Gwatney (August 26, 1959 – August 13, 2008) was an American politician who served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. He had previously served as a State Senator for ten years and as the financial chair of Mike Beebe's campaign for Governor of Arkansas in 2006. Gwatney was selected as a superdelegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, but was assassinated before the convention.