Once a Kamala Harris donor, this Arkansas Democrat is steering clear of the former vice president

Published April 2, 2026 6:00am ET



Kamala Harris is testing the 2028 political waters, but the former vice president won’t be receiving a warm welcome everywhere from fellow Democrats.

Hallie Shoffner, the Arkansas Democratic Senate nominee running a long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), will give the cold-shoulder when Harris comes to Little Rock later this month for the state Democratic Party’s annual Fisher Shackelford Dinner to honor women leaders. Harris will give the keynote address, one of her first major speaking engagements since losing the 2024 election.

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