Pubdate: Wed, 26 Feb 2014
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
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'POT' ACTIVIST SEEKS COUNTY JUDGE POST

Marijuana-legalization activist Glen Schwarz filed as a candidate for
Pulaski County judge Tuesday.

Schwarz, 60, is a Libertarian who is filing during the party's first
year on election ballots since 2011.

In 2012, as the president of the Arkansas chapter of the National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Schwarz ran for the
Little Rock Board of Directors' at-large position 9, where he finished
third in the race won by City Director Gene Fortson.

Former state Rep. Barry Hyde filed for county judge Monday, the first
day candidates could file for Pulaski County office. Hyde, 57, is a
Democrat who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2007
to 2012, when he was unable to run again because of term limits.

The county judge position has been filled for 23 years by Buddy
Villines, who announced last year that he would not run again.

The filing period closes at noon Monday.
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