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
1. Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives
Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$12.00/year
2. 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."
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$51.00/year
3. "Proof of Life" for the Preborn
Requires that an obstetric ultrasound, along with a simultaneous verbal explanation and medical description of the "unborn child" it depicts, be performed on and displayed to a pregnant woman prior to an abortion.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Universal "Education Savings Accounts"
Provides annual state funding for qualifying educational expenses on behalf of "any resident" who is "eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school."
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Constitutional Vote: No
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.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. No Local Income Tax
Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Boyd | R | 50% | ||||||
| Joshua Bryant | R | 50% | ||||||
| Ronald Caldwell | R | 50% | ||||||
| Linda Pondexter Chesterfield | D | 17% | ||||||
| Alan Clark | R | 50% | ||||||
| Steve Crowell | R | 50% | ||||||
| Breanne Davis | R | 50% | ||||||
| Tyler Dees | R | 50% | ||||||
| Jonathan Dismang | R | 40% | ||||||
| Jim Dotson | R | 75% | ||||||
| Jane English | R | 40% | ||||||
| Scott P. Flippo | R | 50% | ||||||
| Stephanie Flowers | D | 17% | ||||||
| Ben Gilmore | R | 50% | ||||||
| Kim Hammer | R | 50% | ||||||
| Bart Hester | R | 50% | ||||||
| Jimmy Hickey | R | 67% | ||||||
| Ricky Hill | R | 40% | ||||||
| Missy Thomas Irvin | R | 33% | ||||||
| Blake Johnson | R | 50% | ||||||
| Mark Johnson | R | 33% | ||||||
| Bryan B. King | R | 100% | ||||||
| Greg Leding | D | 17% | ||||||
| Frederick J. Love | D | 17% | ||||||
| Matt McKee | R | 50% | ||||||
| Reginald Murdock | D | 17% | ||||||
| John Payton | R | 50% | ||||||
| Clint Penzo | R | 50% | ||||||
| Jim Petty | R | 50% | ||||||
| Terry W. Rice | R | 50% | ||||||
| Matt Stone | R | 50% | ||||||
| Gary Stubblefield | R | 50% | ||||||
| Dan Sullivan | R | 50% | ||||||
| Clarke Tucker | D | 17% | ||||||
| David Wallace | R | 50% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 17% |
| Republican | 51% |
