Arkansas State Sen. Clint Penzo speaks at a legislative hearing at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Penzo is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Womack in the Republican primary for the third congressional district in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)
FILE - Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., listens to a voice vote on the adoption of the rules during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)