Cocktail Reception May 2015

Women in Power Cocktail Reception - Hosted by GCPA emPOWERing Women and Arkansas Women in Power

Hear our honored guest, Leslie Carol Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas, speak on women's roles in today's energy industry.

Leslie Carol Rutledge is the 56th Attorney General of Arkansas and the first woman and first Republican in Arkansas history to be elected to the office. Leslie is an Arkansas lawyer and former prosecutor who has spent her entire career in public service. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock (UALR) Bowen School of Law, she began work in the Arkansas Court of Appeals before being selected to serve as Deputy Counsel to the Office of Governor Mike Huckabee. Leslie also spent time in Washington, D.C. working as Deputy Counsel for the Mike Huckabee for President campaign, Deputy Counsel at the National Republican Congressional Committee and ultimately as Counsel for the Republican National Committee. Her service extends to leadership in numerous community organizations including the Junior League, Alpha Delta Pi Alumni, the National Rifle Association and Women in Networking in Central Arkansas.