# Arnold Mooney

Arnold Mooney is a Republican member of the Alabama House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Alabama House, district 43
- Serving since: 2014-11-05
- Current term: AL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02655110-0839-4b2e-9f4b-b3a43788e275

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02655110-0839-4b2e-9f4b-b3a43788e275 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Mooney sits at +0.91 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

## What Mooney says (AL 2025–26 session)

43 classified statements: 43 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mooney | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 2.3% | 31.9% | 758 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.02), from 703 donors and 628 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alabama House 67.2%; rank 68 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 332: Courtney Pride, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR332/
- HR 330: Grayson Gay, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR330/
- HR 331: Kayden Bland, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR331/
- HB 640: Public institutions of higher education; authorized to accept the Classic Learning Test to the same extent as the American College Test and the Scholastic… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB640/
- HJR 209: Paul H. Reynolds, commended (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HJR209/
- HR 208: Paul H. Reynolds, commended (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HR208/
- HB 571: Foster parents; rights further provided for, right of intervention granted in certain circumstances (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB571/
- HB 570: Guardians ad litem; duties further provided for (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB570/
- HB 572: Public K-12 schools; required to adopt policies for broadcast of Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week during school hours (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB572/
- HB 540: Teacher certification; American History and Civics Initiative, created within the Department of Education; online course of study and endorsement for high… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/al/bills/2026rs/HB540/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $159.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2112208146097655839
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2096989447522861413
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2096424390040637869
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2091871597418217684
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2084099728057250168
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2084129087518294219
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2081223535419162756
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2081501844707172391
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2081502768162812401
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ArnoldforAL/status/2080662933332283863

## Links

- Official site: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/house-leaders-members?tab=1/
- Campaign site: https://www.arnoldmooney.com/
- X: https://x.com/ArnoldforAL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArnoldMooneyForAlabama
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNT-POrpi8bDDFfdS0pYzEA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnold-g-mooney-ii-91893a5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02655110-0839-4b2e-9f4b-b3a43788e275