Cliff Hoofman of North Little Rock was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to serve a 10-year term on the Arkansas State Highway Commission on January 18, 2007.  His term will expire in January of 2017.

Hoofman, an attorney and cattle farmer, is a native of Judsonia and a graduate of the State College of Arkansas, currently the University of Central Arkansas.  He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas. 

Hoofman served in the House of Representatives for eight years before serving in the State Senate for 20 years.  While in the Senate, he served as floor leader for Governor Bill Clinton from 1983 to 1986.  He was Chairman of the Budget Committee and he served as Senate Chairman of the Legislative Council from 1997 through 2000.  After his tenure in the legislature, Hoofman served four years in the Attorney General’s office as Director of Legislative Affairs.  Prior to his service at the Capitol, Hoofman served two years as City Attorney for the City of North Little Rock.

Among numerous other distinctions, Hoofman received the Distinguished Service Award in 1975 from the Arkansas Municipal League.  He is a Lifetime Board Member for Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Pulaski County and was inducted into Maumelle’s “Honorary Navy” for his contributions to the City of Maumelle.  In 1993, he was appointed by President Clinton to the National Surface Transportation Research Council, and from 1993 through 1996 he served on the Commission for Arkansas’ Future. Hoofman has a daughter, Ragan, and two grandsons.  He and his wife, Debbie, reside in North Little Rock.