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Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) will retire after two terms in office. The congressman said in a statementthat he's leaving Congress to spend more time with his family, opening up a Republican-leaning district and a coveted spot on the House Ways & Means Committee. "God has blessed me with a wonderful wife, Elizabeth, and two precious children, and for several months Elizabeth and I have been discussing whether to seek a third term in Congress, especially considering the formative ages of Mary Katherine and John. It has been an agonizing and difficult decision involving much prayer, thought and discussion. We have...

Morrison backs Griffin By ALEX ISENSTADT | 6/19/10 12:30 AM EDT Arkansas congressional candidate Tim Griffin has won the backing of former Democratic Senate candidate D.C. Morrison, an early victory for the Republican in his general election campaign against Democrat Joyce Elliott. Morrison, a conservative Democrat who won a surprising 13 percent of the vote in Arkansas’s May primary, announced his support for Griffin at a Friday lunch at the Political Animals Club in Little Rock. Griffin also spoke during the lunch. In an interview with POLITICO Friday, Morrison said he had decided to endorse Griffin over Elliott because he...

AR 02: Griffin Poll Shows Big Lead June 18, 2010 4:03 PM By Reid Wilson The NRCC's Young Guns program hasn't had the easiest time so far this year, but ex-US Attorney Tim Griffin (R) is one top party recruit who hasn't disappointed. Now, a new survey for his campaign shows him leading his Dem challenger by a wide margin. Griffin leads state Sen. Joyce Elliott (D) by a 50%-34% margin, according to the internal survey of likely voters in the Little Rock-area district. The poll shows Elliott is much better known than Griffin; still, Griffin's big lead suggests long-time...