2024 AR Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arkansas General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Taxpayer Money for Sesame Street

Provides $6.24 million to the Arkansas Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for "Educational Television."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$5.00/year
HB1008 Roll Call 1437367 Passed 78 to 11 on May 1, 2024 See Declaration of Independence

2. Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives

Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$12.00/year
HB1025 Roll Call 1429647 Passed 75 to 17 on Apr 19, 2024 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment

3. Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans

Appropriates $60.4 million, including at least $15 million from federal funds, to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for "low-income housing" and "student loans."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$51.00/year
HB1076 Roll Call 1430176 Passed 89 to 2 on Apr 17, 2024 See Declaration of Independence Article I Section 8

4. Divesting ESG Assets

Authorizes the Treasurer of State to divest public funds with a financial services provider due to the use of "environmental, social justice, and or governance-related (ESG) factors," such as "diversity and inclusion (DEI) policies."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1307 Roll Call 1285087 Passed 70 to 18 on Mar 27, 2023 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

5. Freeing Youth from “Child Labor Laws”

Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1410 Roll Call 1258256 Passed 54 to 32 on Feb 22, 2023 See Declaration of Independence Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

6. No Local Income Tax

Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1026 Roll Call 1238584 Passed 79 to 10 on Jan 31, 2023 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Brandon Achor R 50%
Fred Allen D 20%
Wade Andrews R 67%
Sonia Eubanks Barker R 50%
Howard M. Beaty R 67%
Rick Beck R 50%
Mary Bentley R 100%
Mark H. Berry R 50%
Stan Berry R 33%
Harlan Breaux R 50%
Keith Brooks R 40%
Karilyn B. Brown R 50%
Matt Brown R 50%
Rebecca Burkes R 83%
Joey Carr R 17%
John P. Carr R 60%
Frances Cavenaugh R 33%
Nicole Clowney D 0%
Andrew Collins D 0%
Cameron Cooper R 67%
Bruce Cozart R 25%
Cindy Crawford R 50%
Carol Dalby R 20%
Matt Duffield R 33%
Hope Hendren Duke R 67%
Les Eaves R 25%
Denise Ennett D 0%
Jon S. Eubanks R 50%
Brian Evans R 50%
Deborah Ferguson D 0%
Ken Ferguson D 0%
Charlene Fite R 33%
Lanny Fite R 40%
Vivian Flowers D 0%
Jack Fortner R 33%
Tony Furman R 80%
Denise Garner D 0%
Jimmie Gazaway R 33%
Justin Gonzales R 60%
Zack Gramlich R 75%
Delia Haak R 40%
RJ Hawk R 50%
DeAnna Hodges R 50%
Grant Hodges R 100%
Mike Holcomb R 25%
Steve Hollowell R 50%
Ashley Hudson D 17%
Lane Jean R 25%
Lee Johnson R 50%
Jack Ladyman R 50%
Justice Wayne Long R 100%
Robin Lundstrum R 100%
Roger D. Lynch R 50%
John Maddox R 50%
Stephen K. Magie D 0%
Julie Mayberry R 17%
Mindy McAlindon R 100%
Rick McClure R 50%
Austin Mccollum R 100%
Tippi McCullough D 0%
Mark D. McElroy R 50%
Richard McGrew R 80%
Brit McKenzie R 50%
Ron Mcnair R 67%
Stephen Meeks R 50%
Josh Miller R 100%
Jon Milligan R 40%
Jeremiah Moore R 67%
Kendra Moore R 20%
Milton Nicks D 0%
Stetson Painter R 40%
Shad Pearce R 33%
Mark Perry D 17%
Aaron Pilkington R 75%
Chad Puryear R 67%
David Ray R 67%
Jay Richardson D 0%
R. Scott Richardson R 83%
Marcus Edward Richmond R 40%
Ryan A. Rose R 100%
Johnny Rye R 50%
Bart Schulz R 50%
Jamie Scott D 0%
Tara Shephard D 0%
Matthew J. Shepherd R 33%
Joy C. Springer D 0%
Trey Steimel R 33%
Dwight Tosh R 40%
Kendon Underwood R 83%
Steve Unger R 67%
Deann Vaught R 60%
Steven Walker R 50%
Jeff R. Wardlaw R 67%
Les A. Warren R 25%
Danny Watson R 40%
David J. Whitaker D 0%
Carlton Wing R 50%
Richard Womack R 67%
Jeremy Wooldridge R 33%
Jim Wooten R 0%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat3%
Republican53.4%
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