LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — State Senator Trent Garner (R-El Dorado) announced Monday he will not seeking reelection for the District 27 seat, according to a report from THV 11 in Little Rock.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Garner said serving the people of south Arkansas was one of his “life’s greatest honors.”
He said when he first ran and was elected he spoke against career politicians.
Garner was known for proposing a law that banned mask mandates in the state. Gov. Hutchinson later criticized the legislation and said he regretted signing it into law. The law was ruled unconstitutional by a judge in late 2021.
Garner also filed a resolution with other Republican lawmakers to support a Texas lawsuit which attempted to challenge the 2020 presidential election results in four battleground states. Garner claimed at the time without evidence that “rampant fraud and corruption stole the election” from Trump.
The lawsuit was quickly rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The state senator was first elected in 2016 to serve District 27, which includes Calhoun County and parts of Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Ouachita and Union counties.
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