Rebecca Petty for Arkansas State Representative District 94 Rogers

I am not a career politician, yet I have spent the past fifteen years of my life in service to my family and community as a servant, an advocate for victims of violent crime and an advocate for children.

 In May of 1999, I became a victim of violent crime, the mother of a young child who was kidnapped, brutally sexually assaulted, and strangled. That event changed my life dramatically and the circumstances led me on a path I never could have imagined. Nothing I do can ever bring Andi back, but I know that I can use that event as the impetus to make a difference in the lives of my family members and my community.

Andi Brewer

My life experience has placed me in a unique position to respond to this unexpected calling: a calling to serve the people of Arkansas.

 My career as a child and crime victim advocate and consultant training law enforcement on the family perspective of child abduction and the AMBER Alert has opened my eyes and given me a passion for law enforcement officers and crime victims alike. I was part of the round-table discussion that initiated the National AMBER Alert. Successfully lobbied for S. 1738, the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008.Successfully lobbied for the Adam Walsh and Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to be appropriated. National AMBER Alert Initiative Victim’s Roundtable 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011. Successfully lobbied for theAdam Walsh and Child Protection and Safety Act 2010.  Lobbied Kansas SB 66 “Sunshine Law” with Senator Greg Smith 2013.  Lobbied Arkansas SB52 “Crime Victim’s Rights in Capital Punishment Bill” with Arkansas Senator Bart Hester 2013.

 

My daughter, Melanie, America's Most Wanted Host, John Walsh, and me.

Me and President George W. Bush during the White House Conference for Missing, Exploited
and Runaway Children. 

 My belief in the 2nd Amendment will never waiver. I will not vote to infringe on Arkansas gun rights.

I am a graduate of Arkansas Tech University with a Bachelor of Professional Studies. My major was Criminal Justice. I graduated Magna Cum Laude. I am a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.

I am pro-life. I am a child advocate.

Nana to Dexter Hume

Nana to Emma Olivia

 I  am the author of ANDI’s Safe Place. A blog for current events regarding the issues of Internet safety for children and missing children.

I am for lower taxes and limited government.

 I believe in hard work.

 I believe in integrity.

 I will fight for the issues important to my constituents.

Your vote in the primary election May 20, 2014 for Arkansas State Representative in District 94 would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you.

God bless. 

My grandson, Dex, letting his chicken smell the flowers.