# Ashley Hudson

Ashley Hudson is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 75.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 75
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0e0e799b-70de-4472-b289-4a0c2aba3a26

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e0e799b-70de-4472-b289-4a0c2aba3a26 (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

Hudson sits at −0.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 946 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 36. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 35 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2005: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING RAILROADS; TO CREATE A LIMITATION ON THE LENGTH OF A TRAIN OPERATING IN THIS STATE; TO CREATE A RELATED PENALTY; AND TO DECLARE AN… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB2005/
- HB 1984: TO CREATE A DESIGNATION FOR A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1984/
- SB 623: CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF FEMALE INMATES AND DETAINEES IN CORRECTIONAL OR DETENTION FACILITIES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF AN INMATE OR… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB623/
- SB 599: TO ELIMINATE INTERLOCUTORY DECREES OF ADOPTION; AND TO AMEND THE REVISED UNIFORM ADOPTION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB599/
- HB 1880: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1880/
- HB 1848: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE PRESUMPTION THAT AN AWARD OF JOINT CUSTODY BETWEEN PARENTS IS IN A CHILD'S BEST INTEREST WHEN THERE IS DOMESTIC ABUSE. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1848/
- SB 459: TO AMEND THE MINIMUM AGE NECESSARY TO ADJUDICATE A JUVENILE DELINQUENT. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB459/
- HB 1782: TO PROHIBIT OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET PILLS FROM BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1782/
- SB 457: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE RELEASE FROM PAROLE OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO COMMITTED CRIMES WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE AGE OF… (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB457/
- SB 424: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF A MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB424/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Hudson&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- Campaign site: https://www.ashleyforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/ashleyforar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleyforarkansas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyforarkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-hudson-b0247926/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e0e799b-70de-4472-b289-4a0c2aba3a26