Rep. David Wyatt formally announces candidacy for Arkansas Senate

This story was just posted on the Batesville Guard site. With Senator Jack Critcher being term limited, this will be an open seat in the 2008 election cycle. Prior to serving in the House, David served as Independence County Judge for 20 years.

Here's a map of Senate District 12 -- it includes all of Jackson and much of Independence, White (Bald Knob and the outskirts of Searcy), and Cleburne Counties.