Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt, who passed away on Wednesday, April 1, at the age of 92:

“Today is an extremely sad day for the Third District and the entire state of Arkansas.  John Paul Hammerschmidt was a statesman and one of our most steadfast advocates – he always put Arkansas first.  As the lone Republican in our delegation for many years, John Paul proudly fought to protect Arkansas’s conservative values in Congress while working bipartisanly to bring critical transportation infrastructure to the Third District, enabling northwest Arkansas’s explosive growth.  For this work and for his legendary constituent service, he garnered enormous respect.  Simply put, no one did it better.  He leaves behind a grateful state forever indebted for his decades of service.  My prayers are with his family.”

Congressman Steve Womack has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011 and serves on the House Appropriations Defense, Financial Services and General Government, and Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittees and the House Committee on the Budget.

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