Shad Pearce
Shad Pearce (Republican) is the incumbent member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 40, which covers Cleburne, Independence, White counties. Shad Pearce qualified with the Arkansas Secretary of State to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for House District 40.
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“I think it's paradoxical to say that his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed allows him to violate (federal law).”
(Arkansas Advocate) “This investigation doesn't reflect that we are going to see a sea change of vindictive tit for tat prosecutions in the future. I think it reflects the fundamentally unprecedented nature of the criminal charges here,”
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