# Brit McKenzie

Brit McKenzie is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0fc23ae8-f37f-4684-b8f5-083c8e36e19d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fc23ae8-f37f-4684-b8f5-083c8e36e19d (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

100% of McKenzie’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What McKenzie says (AR 2025–26 session)

203 classified statements: 203 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 | McKenzie | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.9% | 236 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 9.3% | 415 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.4% | 31.9% | 304 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 1.8% | 175 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.2% | 12.7% | 156 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 381 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 36% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 32% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 11% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Commerce 6.6% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 82 donors and 289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 34. 52.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 51 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 618: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS STUDENT DUE PROCESS AND PROTECTION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB618/
- HB 1973: TO PROVIDE THAT A GOVERNMENTAL BODY SHALL NOT USE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A LOBBYIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1973/
- HB 1896: TO CREATE THE JUNK FEE ELIMINATING ACT OF 2025; TO ABOLISH THE INFORMATION NETWORK OF ARKANSAS; AND TO TRANSFER ANY REMAINING DUTIES OF THE INFORMATION… (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1896/
- HB 1873: CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO PERSONS ELECTED TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE YEARS OF SERVICE REMAINING BEFORE REACHING THE LIMITATION ON… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1873/
- HB 1867: TO ESTABLISH THE NO GOVERNMENT TRESPASSING ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT GAME WARDEN TRESPASS ONTO PRIVATE LAND. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1867/
- HB 1874: AN ACT TO AMEND THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AWARDED TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS UNDER THE… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1874/
- SB 505: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PLANNING; AND TO REQUIRE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES TO THE ZONING OR DISTRICT DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY IN… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB505/
- HB 1790: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1790/
- HB 1724: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELECTION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD… (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1724/
- HB 1662: TO PROHIBIT LOBBYING FOR A COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1662/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.6K (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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2113608883558359263
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2109991791122333910
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2106559784367653079
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2106484801805177224
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2104235366299377835
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2103186427374952722
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2101306251762086378
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2099963327199711701
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2097507537117495419
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR/status/2096993723649294629

## Links

- Official site: https://arkansashouse.org/district/7
- Campaign site: https://www.britmckenzie.com/
- X: https://x.com/BritMcKenzieAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritMcKenzieAR/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britmckenziear/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brit-mckenzie/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fc23ae8-f37f-4684-b8f5-083c8e36e19d