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Jim Keet | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 1993 –January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jim Argue |
| Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 58th district | |
| In office January 1989 –January 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Dana Moreland |
| Succeeded by | Paul Doramus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12,1949 Springfield,Missouri,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Margaret Osborn |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BBA) |
James Holland Keet (born May 12,1949),is an American restaurateur and politician in Little Rock,Arkansas,and a former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate. Keet was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2010,but lost the race in a landslide to incumbent Democrat Mike Beebe. [1] [2] He was also previously the Republican nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in 1990,losing to Democrat Ray Thornton. [3]