Ken Coon
| Kenneth Lloyd "Ken" Coon, Sr. | |
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| Born |
October 14, 1935 Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Occupation | Psychologist; Educator |
| Political party | Republican; Arkansas gubernatorial nominee, 1974; lieutenant governor nominee, 1972; Republican state chairman, 1988-1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Lynn Thompson Coon (born 1938, married 1956) |
| Children |
Catherine Lynn Coon |
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(1) Though he polled relatively few votes in his 1974 campaign for governor of Arkansas against David Pryor, Coon was part of the persistent organization which attempted to establish a two-party system in the heavily Democratic state. (2) Before his political career, Coon was president of the Arkansas Junior Chamber. (3) An original supporter of reformer Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, Coon later worked in the early Ronald W. Reagan campaigns in Arkansas. (4) In his later years, Coon became a licensed psychologist, professor, and motivational speaker. (5) Coon once joked that he was "so honest that I might appear to be naive." |
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Catherine Lynn Coon
(1) Though he polled relatively few votes in his 1974 campaign for governor of Arkansas against David Pryor, Coon was part of the persistent organization which attempted to establish a two-party system in the heavily Democratic state.
(2) Before his political career, Coon was president of the Arkansas Junior Chamber.
(3) An original supporter of reformer Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, Coon later worked in the early Ronald W. Reagan campaigns in Arkansas.
(4) In his later years, Coon became a licensed psychologist, professor, and motivational speaker.
Kenneth Lloyd Coon, Sr., known as Ken Coon (born October 14, 1935), is a Little Rock educator, professional psychologist, and counselor who was also a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Arkansas. He was the GOP state chairman from 1988—1990. Earlier, he was the party's nominee for lieutenant governor in 1972, its executive director (1973—1975), and its gubernatorial candidate in 1974. He also ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1996 but lost in the primary.
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