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Asa Hutchinson Picks Larry Walther As State Finance Director

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LITTLE ROCK – Incoming Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed a former federal trade official who once headed Arkansas’ economic development agency to be the state’s chief fiscal officer.

Hutchinson on Friday named Larry Walther as the new director of the state Department of Finance and Administration, replacing retiring longtime director Richard Weiss. Hutchinson, a Republican, will be sworn in as Arkansas’ 46th governor on Tuesday.

Walther is a former member of the board of directors for the Export-Import Bank and had previously served as director of the U.S Trade and Development Agency. Walter directed the Arkansas Department of Economic Development under former Gov. Mike Huckabee. Walther also worked for 30 years with SBC Communications, now AT&T.

Other appointments Hutchinson announced Friday include Republican Sen. Bruce Holland as director of livestock and poultry.

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