Adam Watson

Husband, father, small business owner, farmer.

Gravel & Grit founder. ArkCAN board member. LeadAR Class 21.

Independent candidate for Senate District 26.

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Thank you @WatsonForAR for signing the #termlimits on Congress pledge. https://t.co/DYyhoEHNzP

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@ARGOP This kind of messaging is exactly why I turned down running with the @ARGOP. This campaign emphasizes collaboration > isolation. Y’all sure are happy to have me at your Lincoln Day dinners and state committee meetings. Did you know I was Sen. Stubblefield’s proxy? Weird mask.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Parade season thought: The goal is manage your tax dollars better than I do budgeting the amount of candy I throw out.

10 lbs. doesn’t go nearly as far as it sounds like it would.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Petitions approved. We made it to the ballot ✔️

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Petitions are filed 🤞.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

We reached 333% of the signature requirement. I’m taking a rainy drive to the Capitol to turn them in.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

“Too rural to matter” is an unacceptable stance. Every voice matters, even out here.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Finally sat down with @Colt_Shelby and the rest of the Rough Riders for a podcast episode. Appreciate the invite and the chat, looking forward the release.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Ballot update: We hit the signature goal earlier this week. While I’ve been traveling for LeadAR, volunteers have been busy collecting excess signatures. We’ll fill up some more pages this weekend and turn in Monday so there’s a buffer if we need to cure anything.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@jazzmaar We don’t have a crisis that can be solved by throwing a billion dollars at a bad project, but there are issues that need solving. The idea is to present an approach that’s more sensible than “build beds and screw rural folks.”

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

If they won’t fix it, we will.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@CyberNormAr Yup.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

As many as we can! The official number is quite low but we need a couple times more than the requirement to feel safe about any that may be invalid.

Any voter registered in SD26 may sign.

[Brenda dragonfly huntress 🪷 @BrenCas222]

@ar_elections @WatsonForAR How many signatures does he need & who can sign?

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@LAKingsTalk1199 @DrewSav @SarahHuckabee There’s an argument that it is, but I’d rather just get it done than fighting it. We’ll cross that bridge if/when it presents an issue.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@SarahHuckabee’s updated special election proclamation, buried in a Sunday evening press release, reduced the timeframe for independent signature collection from 90 to 10 days. And the clock started today.

Here we go.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@ar_elections Thanks!

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

Living "out here" isn't just a campaign talking point, it's our way of life. I take pride in the hard work it takes to sustain this lifestyle. Whether that's getting farm chores done, running a small business, wrangling a toddler, or fighting for you in Little Rock, there's always work to be done and I'm always ready to do it.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

A consistent refrain: Independent doesn’t mean isolation, it means collaboration.

We had a great time at the Yell County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner this evening. Thanks to all who had a hand in putting it on and for the warm welcome from my Republican colleagues.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

@Colt_Shelby That’s all I’m saying—there’s an opportunity for a win-win. If it’s what the people what, build a smart, fair system. Don’t copy CA/WA regs like most states do, and don’t make it a free for all like OK did.

Build good policy, get good, safe, profitable results.

[Adam Watson @WatsonForAR]

What’s the pulse from the people on this issue right now? Are the majority still in favor and having a hard time understanding why we kowtow to booze lobbies and regulate cannabis into oblivion to benefit like 3 corporations?

[MW4Liberty @MW4Liberty]

Why is alcohol (with all its harms) legal and cannabis is not?

Explain it to me like I’m someone who’s had 6 Covid boosters.