Charlie Daniels, an American Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who was the State Auditor of Arkansas from 2011 to 2015 and previously served as Arkansas Secretary of State, and as Commissioner of State Lands died on Sunday, July 9, 2023. He was 83.
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Born on December 7, 1939, Daniels grew up in El Dorado and was first elected to the Parkers Chapel Board of Education in 1972.
In 1974, he was appointed director of the Arkansas Department of Labor by former Gov. David Pryor.
Daniels continued to lead the department under former Gov. Bill Clinton. He also served as director of governmental affairs for the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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Daniels was elected commissioner of state lands in 1984 and held that office until 2003, winning election five times.
In 2002, he defeated then-first lady Janet Huckabee in a race for secretary of state and was reelected to the position four years later. In 2010, Daniels was elected state auditor.
Daniels announced in 2013 that he would not seek re-election in the 2014 elections.
Daniels served in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school. He attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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