Thank you

​Politicians, pundits, and social media can make America seem hopelessly divided and unable to find common ground. But we Arkansans have a lot in common. We value education, opportunity, safety, and health. We stand up for decency in our private lives, and long for it in the public sphere.

I ran for State Representative to help strengthen our educational system, ensure economic opportunity for all, build a safer and healthier Arkansas, and restore decency and ethics to our political process.
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​I'm grateful for your support. And ready to get to work.​

Meet Andrew

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​I grew up here in Little Rock. Played Junior Deputy baseball, Penick Boys Club basketball, and learned taekwondo at the dojo in the strip center on Rodney Parham. I loved growing up here. You can't choose where you're born or even where you live, but you can choose what you define as home. No matter where I was over the next several years, Arkansas was always home in my heart.

I went to Duke and Columbia Law School. In between, I spent a service year working on hunger and poverty issues through AmeriCorps VISTA. I learned a lot about what life is like for those on the margins of society, and it sparked a lifelong passion to try to find smart solutions to some of our toughest problems.

​I was working as an attorney in Washington in 2011 when home came calling. The opportunity arose to join my dad and brother at our family real estate business, and I jumped at it. I was recently engaged and knew Arkansas would be a perfect place to raise a family. Luckily, my fiancee, Meghan, agreed. So I came home. Second to proposing to Meghan, it was the best decision I've ever made.

​Since returning to Little Rock, I've been focused on family and community. Meghan and I have two young kids now. ​I served as the President of the Board of Directors of Our House, a nationally recognized nonprofit which has helped countless Arkansas families work their way out of homelessness. I volunteer in Little Rock public schools. And I support projects to help keep Little Rock growing, vibrant, safe, and beautiful. I still make time to watch the Hogs, but now I might have our one-year-old in my arms or our four-year-old climbing on me. Or both.​ 

I ran for State Representative because I want Arkansas to continue to thrive. I want what I think we all want: stronger schools, economic opportunity, safety and health, and a community founded on decency and ethics. They're simple values, but they're the right ones. By staying true to them, we can leave our kids a state to be proud of. A place which, no matter where they live, they can always call home.