A Batesville native will be part of Lt. Governor and Attorney General-elect Tim Griffin’s senior staff when he takes over the Arkansas AG’s office next year.
Alexandra Chunn Benton will be Assistant Attorney General and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Benton, who currently serves as Counselor and Deputy Director of America Strong and Free, Inc., has also served as Appointment Coordinator for Governor Asa Hutchinson. She also previously worked at the Batesville firm of Blair & Stroud.
Benton is a graduate of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis. After graduating from Batesville High School in 2012, she attended the University of Arkansas and obtained her B.A. in 2016.
Griffin takes the oath of office as Arkansas’s 57th Attorney General on Jan. 10, 2023. In a release announcing his senior staff appointments, the Lt. Governor thanked outgoing Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for her assistance and cooperation during the transition.
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