Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81. Anna Ashton,

The late Jim Guy Tucker, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. congressman, will lie in state in the state Capitol rotunda Friday, February 21, 2025 according to the secretary of

Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker died yesterday at the age of 81. Tucker had been ill for some time. Tucker served as Arkansas’ 43rd governor from 1992 to 1996. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1990 and was elevated to governor in 1992 with the election of Bill Clinton as president.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the late former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker.

He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was later questioned.

Jim Guy Tucker was a pioneering, quintessential and ultimately tragic figure in the moderating and modernizing era of Arkansas politics.

"Jim Guy Tucker was part of a generation of Arkansas leaders who left a deep impression on the state and whose legacy lives on," said Gov. Sanders.

Jim Guy Tucker, the dynamic and debonaire 43rd Governor of Arkansas who bridged two political dynasties but resigned the state's highest office after being convicted on

Jim Guy Tucker, the dynamic and debonaire 43rd Governor of Arkansas who bridged two political dynasties but resigned the state's highest office after being convicted on

Tucker became acting governor when Clinton began his presidential campaign and eventually assumed the role in 1992.

Arkansans came together today to remember Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker. The former state leader died on Thursday, Feb 13. Tucker lied in state at the Arkansas State Capitol on Friday, Feb.

Arkansas' 43rd Governor Jim Guy Tucker lay in state at the Arkansas State Capitol with the state flag draped over his coffin.Arkansas State Capitol to hold publ