Cecile Bledsoe

Who is Cecile Bledsoe?

Cecile Herndon Bledsoe is a business executive and a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. She formerly represented two different districts in the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Bledsoe was a candidate for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Steve Womack, then the mayor of her city of residence, Rogers, Arkansas. In the congressional race, Bledsoe carried the endorsement of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and former Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. The U.S. House seat was vacated by John Boozman, who was instead elected to the United States Senate.