![]() ![]() The director initially denied Costco's permit application, but this decision was reversed after a successful appeal by Costco to the Control Board directors. Hammer wrote a letter to the director of the Alcohol Beverage Control Division, contending that the public's needs were "being adequately met by these existing businesses." By contrast, Little Rock's mayor and vice mayor supported Costco's permit request. ![]() In 2021, Hammer opposed the grant of a liquor-sales permit for a new Costco Wholesale in west Little Rock, a portion of which is in his district. The bill passed the Senate on a 19–13 vote, but failed in the state House on a 43–39 vote. In 2021, as part of Republican efforts to restrict voting following Trump's defeat, Hammer introduced a bill to eliminate early voting in Arkansas on the last Monday before Election Day, a measure that voting-rights groups described as voter suppression. Hammer deleted the post after it garnered criticism. In 2021, Hammer promoted Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" after Trump was impeached for a second time, wrote in a Facebook post that Democrats were "enemies" and called for "political war" to be waged against them. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas, Hammer was one of several Republican state legislators who sued Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a fellow Republican, over public health measures that he ordered to prevent the spread of the virus. Hammer was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for eight years before being elected to the state Senate in 2018. He hosts a weekly conservative talk radio show. His first international medal came at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he was the bronze medallist. Born in Hull, he is the son of Dave Smith, a former Commonwealth Games champion in the hammer. Kim Hammer is a Missionary Baptist preacher and state legislator in Arkansas. Alexander David Smith (born 6 March 1988) is an English track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. ![]()
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