Secretary of the Senate Ann Cornwell hugs her grandson, Andrew Pinter, Esq. of Atlanta, after a resolution honoring her 45 years of service was introduced into the Arkansas Senate on April 15, 2025. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
Ann Cornwell has been the soundtrack of the Arkansas Senate for decades.
Standing behind a lectern in the well, Cornwell has read thousands of bills, resolutions and governor’s letters and recited senators’ names as they cast their votes…