Whereas David H. Pryor— (1) was born in Camden, Arkansas, in 1934; and (2) graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1957 and the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964; Whereas David H. Pryor learned as a young man the value and importance of public service through his family’s role in public life, inspiring him to dedicate his life to public service; Whereas, after graduating from the University of Arkansas, David H. Pryor returned to Camden, Arkansas, with his wife, Barbara Jean Lunsford, where they started and edited a weekly newspaper, The Ouachita Citizen , which served as a counter-voice to the segregationist policies of Governor Orval Faubus; Whereas David H. Pryor was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1960 at the age of 26, where he continued his opposition to the Faubus machine and served until 1966; Whereas, in 1966, David H. Pryor was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the Fourth District of Arkansas until 1973; Whereas, in 1974, David H. Pryor was elected the thirty-ninth Governor of Arkansas, was reelected in 1976, and served through 1978; Whereas David H. Pryor was elected to the United States Senate in 1978 and served three terms until his retirement in 1997; Whereas, as Governor of Arkansas, David H. Pryor championed positive initiatives and reforms for Arkansas, including— (1) successfully calling for a convention to reform Arkansas’s Constitution; (2) creating the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage, now known as the Division of Arkansas Heritage, which promotes Arkansas’s natural and cultural heritage; (3) leading Arkansas through an economic recession during the 1970s without cutting State services or raising taxes; and (4) appointing a large number of African Americans and women to high-profile boards and commissions