Openly Gay Man To Run For Little Rock Council

Drew Pritt, a Democrat and local activist, has announced he will run for Little Rock City Board, At-Large, Position # 10. The position is currently held by Joan Adcock.

Pritt says it’s time for a “new perspective and a new vision” in Little Rock City politics. He also is not demurred by the title of “gadfly” bestowed on him by Arkansas Times Editor, Max Brantley, or by the fact he garnered 8 votes in a recent Little Rock City School Board race.

“Yes, I do have obstacles to overcome….but overcoming obstacles and finding a solution is key to this position I now seek,” said Pritt. “I didn’t have the funding in the race for School Board that my two opponents had. That certainly did not devalue the worth of my ideas then or now. As far as being called a gadfly, I am relatively good company, as Socrates,
Mohandas Gandhi, Oscar Wilde, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all were called gadflies by their opponents. Being a gadfly is a thankless task but a gadfly sees a wrong in society. The gadfly pricks and stings the conscience of a society. If the individual keeps at it, society will eventually make the necessary change for the better.”

Find what his issues of importance are at arktimes.com.