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Odell Pollard (April 29, 1927 – March 12, 2015) was a lawyer and politician in Arkansas. He switched from being a Democrat to becoming a member of the Republican Party. In the 1960s, he chaired the Arkansas Republican Party. In 1967, he addressed the Urban League of Little Rock. He had a law firm in Searcy, Arkansas, and for many years worked to transform Arkansas from a Democratic stronghold into a two-party state. He was a liberal Republican and a close ally of Winthrop Rockefeller.

He was born in Union Hill, Arkansas. He graduated from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1950.

Further reading

• “State GOP Elects Pollard Chairman, Hears Caution Plea.” by Mike Barrier Arkansas Gazette, December 11, 1966, pages 1A and 2A.
• “New GOP Chairman Was Once a Democrat, Never Voted That Way.” Arkansas Gazette December 18, 1966, page 24A.
• Agenda for Reform: Winthrop Rockefeller as Governor of Arkansas, 1967–1971 by Cathy Kunzinger Urwin, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1991

References

1. ^ "Odell Pollard (1927–2015)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
2. Ward, John L. (May 16, 2011). The Arkansas Rockefeller. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143308 – via Google Books.
3. "The Arkansas Historical Quarterly". Arkansas Historical Association. February 24, 1995 – via page 37.
4. ^ "Obituary for Odell Pollard, Searcy, AR". www.arkansasonline.com.

• 1927 births
• 2015 deaths
• Arkansas lawyers
• Arkansas Republican state chairmen
• University of Arkansas School of Law alumni
• Arkansas Democrats
• Arkansas Republicans
• 20th-century Arkansas politicians
• 20th-century American lawyers