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Clinton joined friend Bruce Lindsey's Little Rock law firm of Wright, Lindsey and Jennings.

In 1982, he was again elected governor and kept this job for ten years.

He helped Arkansas transform its economy and significantly improve the state's educational system.

He became a leading figure among the New Democrats.

The New Democrats, organized as the Democratic Leadership Council ( DLC ), were a branch of the Democratic Party that called for welfare reform and smaller government, a policy supported by both Democrats and Republicans.

He gave the Democratic response to President Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address and served as Chair of the National Governors Association from 1986 to 1987, bringing him to an audience beyond Arkansas.

Clinton made economic growth, job creation and educational improvement high priorities.

For senior citizens, he removed the sales tax from medications and increased the home property-tax exemption.