#105, OTOH, Andrew Collins, AR House minority leader & attorney, Part 1, April 22 2025

Andrew Collins, Democratic state representative and minority leader in the Arkansas House, sat down with Glen and April to discuss his work in the legislature, including the recently concluded 2025 regular session. In part 1 of our conversation, Andrew describes his early life and values that led to his career and his decision to run for elected office. His voting decisions include many votes for bills by Republicans, sometimes even members who in other instances hold positions antithetical to his own, but he explains how his votes are based on important considerations other than who sponsors the bill. Among the many bills he is asked to consider, he outlines some of concern to him as well as positive ones. Andrew also expresses concerns about the increasing incursion of national issues into their lawmaking, and of the spread of erroneous information that can sometimes be influential in voting behavior.