WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be honored at a March 3 gala held by EMILY's List, an advocacy group that raises money for female Democratic candidates.
The former Arkansas first lady will receive the group's 2015 We Are EMILY Award, the group announced Thursday.
She is receiving the award because she "dedicated her life to bettering the lives of women and families and has inspired the next generation with a focus on increasing economic empowerment across the country and around the world," according to the group.
EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock has been mentioned as a possible senior campaign aide if Clinton runs for president in 2016.
BOOZMAN TOWN HALLS
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, a Republican from Rogers, is scheduled to host a question-and-answer session at 12:30 p.m. Monday on his Facebook page and will hold a telephone town hall at 7 p.m.
The Facebook page is www.facebook.com/JohnBoozman. The number for the phone call is (888) 400-1986.
HUCKABEE EVENT
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will wrap up his book tour tonight with a national webcast broadcast from The Church at Rock Creek, 11500 W. 36th St., in Little Rock.
The event, titled "America From Ordinary to Extraordinary," begins at 6 p.m. Tickets to the event are free at www.eveningwithhuckabee.com
ON THE HILL
Friday morning Boozman video-chatted with students at KIPP Delta School in Helena who are going to Harvard Model Congress, helping them prepare for the event. Over the weekend, he planned to attend the change of command of the Arkansas National Guard from Maj. Gen. William Wofford to Maj. Gen. Mark Berry as well as Wofford's retirement ceremony and the Sebastian County Lincoln Day Dinner.
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, a Republican from Rogers, was also scheduled to attend the change of command.
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Dardanelle, met with John Brown University President Chip Pollard, Harding University President Bruce McLarty and Philander Smith University President Roderick Smothers. On Thursday, he met with Rochelle Ferguson, with the National Black Nurses Association.
U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, hired Mike Siegel, 27, as his communications director.
Siegel, a native of Alexandria, Va., holds a bachelor's degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously he worked for House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Hot Springs, is opening an office in Ozark on Monday.
The address is 211 W. Commercial St.
On Thursday, his staff will meet with constituents at 8 a.m. at the Madison County Courthouse, 201 W. Main St. in Huntsville; at 10:15 a.m. at the Newton County Courthouse at 100 E. Court St. in Jasper; at 12:45 p.m. at the Johnson County Courthouse at 215 W. Main St. in Clarksville; and at 2:30 p.m. at the Logan County Courthouse at 25 W. Walnut St., Room 22, in Paris.
Westerman presided over the House chamber for the first time Thursday.
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