She left office when her eligibility expired, subject to the state term limits law.
Her father worked in the Texas oil fields before moving the family to Springdale, Arkansas to enter the poultry business.
During the 1960s, she became involved in Arkansas politics through her volunteer activities in support of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller.
[3] She first ran for the Arkansas legislature in 1974, winning a state House seat in a multi-seat district.
[4] Among her notable achievements in the legislature, Pollan became the first woman to serve as associate speaker pro tempore in the Arkansas House of Representatives.