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New Justice of the Peace Becomes First Openly Transgender Arkansan Elected to Office

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Evelyn Rios Stafford becomes the first openly transgender Arkansan elected to office in the Natural State.

Governmental bodies are becoming more diverse in some communities around the state. While the 15-member Washington County Quorum Court is losing one Hispanic Justice of the Peace, it’s gaining two more—Kenny Arredondo Loyola and Evelyn Rios Stafford. The latter also has the distinction of being the first openly transgender Arkansan elected to office in the Natural State.

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