Opinion No.

The Honorable Steve Faris State Senator 29476 Highway 67 Malvern, Arkansas 72104

Dear Senator Faris:

I am writing in response to your request, forwarded on behalf of a constituent, for an opinion on whether the candidacy of a particular employee of the Arkansas Employment Security Department, Garland County Office, for U.S. Congress would violate the federal "Hatch Act." You have forwarded a copy of a letter from your constituent stating that she had plans to announce an intention to run for United States Congress in the Fourth District, but was told by her supervisor that announcing such an…