Bill Clinton has to decide whether to leave office and run for president , or to remain and continue his legacy . The Arkansas constitution mandates that whenever the governor leaves the state , power passes to the Lieutenant Governor or the Senate President Pro Tem . Once before when he left , the President Pro Tem made twenty appointments and fired his chief of staff . Clinton , intensely ambitious , is torn ; possibly he could be a long - shot presidential candidate . He was elected governor at 32 , reelected once , then reelected for four more terms . His accomplishments include educational reforms : he raised the sales tax , investing the proceeds in improved schools .
Bill Clinton has to decide whether to leave Arkansas and run for president, or to remain and guard his legacy. The Arkansas constitution mandates that whenever the governor leaves the state, power passes to the Lieutenant Governor or the Senate President Pro Tem. Once before when he left, the President Pro Tem made twenty appointments and demoted his chief of staff. Clinton, intensely ambitious, is torn; possibly he could be a long-shot presidential candidate. He was elected governor at 32, defeated once, then reelected for four more terms. His accomplishments include educational reforms: he raised the sales tax, investing the proceeds in improved schools.