David Pryor, former Arkansas governor, U.S. congressman and senator, dies at 89

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : In 2004, he was the inaugural dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
46% : While in Congress, he worked on controlling prescription drug costs and preventing the IRS from harassing taxpayers, which led to the 1988 Taxpayer Bill of Rights.2023 in Arkansas Politics: Significant year for state republicans, though often met with pushbackAfter leaving politics, Pryor became the director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2000.
22% : Political scientist Diane Blair named him one of the "Big Three" of Arkansas politics, alongside Bill Clinton and Dale Bumpers.

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