Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Monday that she will appoint Dr. Kay Chandler to serve as Arkansas Surgeon General.
“I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kay Chandler will serve as Arkansas’ next Surgeon General, bringing strong leadership and years of medical expertise to the Department of Health,” Sanders said. “Dr. Chandler is a skilled, qualified OB-GYN who has spent decades serving women across Arkansas. I promised that when I was elected governor, Arkansas would not have mask mandates or vaccine mandates and we would not shut down churches and schools because we believe in personal freedom and responsibility. I look forward to working together to protect the health, well-being, and individual freedoms of Arkansans.”
Since 1997 Dr. Chandler has been serving as OB-GYN at Cornerstone Clinic in Little Rock.
Dr. Chandler is currently serving on the board for the Pulaski County Medical Society and on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Medical Society.
She will replace Dr. Greg Bledsoe who resigned.
