June 4, 1933

Frank White, who was best recognized as the Republican candidate who defeated Bill Clinton in 1980 after Clinton had served only one term as governor, was born in Texarkana, Texas. White himself was limited to one term when Clinton reclaimed his office in the State Capitol in 1982. White walked away from his defeat with a smile on his face but still bitten by the political bug. After brief employment with Stephens, Inc., White made a final run for governor in 1986, losing badly to Clinton. He then became an executive at Commercial National Bank in Little Rock. In 1998, Governor Mike Huckabee appointed White to the position of State Banking Commissioner, a post he filled until his death.