Arkansas 1st District Candidates Debate Iran War, Tariffs and Rural Health Care
Candidates for Arkansas's 1st Congressional District debated contentious issues including the war in Iran, tariffs, and rural healthcare at an Arkansas TV studio in Conway. Incumbent Rep. Rick Crawford (R) faced challenges from Dr. Terri Yarbrough Green (D) and Steve…
Little Rock Pine Bluff, AR, October 14, 2026 —
Candidates for Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District debated the war in Iran, tariffs and rural health care during a discussion at an Arkansas television studio in Conway.
The participants were incumbent Rep. Rick Crawford, a Republican, and challengers Dr. Terri Yarbrough Green, a Democrat, and Steve Parsons, a Libertarian. The debate brought the candidates’ differing views on foreign policy and economic issues into focus, according to the available account.
The summary of the event does not provide the candidates’ specific positions on the war in Iran or tariffs, nor does it describe their proposals or disagreements about rural health care. It also does not identify the date of the debate, the television station or event organizer, or whether the candidates addressed other subjects.
As a result, the available information establishes which candidates participated and which issues were discussed, but does not provide enough detail to compare their arguments or explain how they would approach those topics if elected. No direct quotations from the candidates were provided.
Crawford faced Green and Parsons in the contest for the district’s congressional seat. Further details about the debate, including the candidates’ individual remarks and any specific policy proposals, were not included in the information available for this report.
Story summarized from the original created by Antoinette Grajeda on arkansasadvocate.com, see more information here.
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