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]
References
- ^ Jim Keet returns . . . for governor?, 2 March 2010, archived from the original on 2 March 2010
- ^ "The audacity of Jim Keet". 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Restaurateur is first to run against Beebe | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
