# Tyler Dees

Tyler Dees is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/11d34a89-689c-4b2f-b953-670ce11ae3bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11d34a89-689c-4b2f-b953-670ce11ae3bb (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

74% of Dees’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

19 classified statements: 19 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dees | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 21.1% | 37.3% | 276 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 2.3% | 41 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 15.4% | 103 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 25% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 25% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 25% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.04), from 143 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 31 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 33. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 11 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 20: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL CONCERNING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES EXPANSION ACT. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR20/
- HB 1998: TO CREATE THE JAMES MCFERRON MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCY ACT; AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND TRAINING TO FIRST RESPONDERS. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1998/
- HB 1997: TO CREATE A ZONING EXEMPTION FOR CHILDCARE FAMILY HOMES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1997/
- SB 611: TO AMEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY ACT. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB611/
- SB 612: TO CREATE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT CAUSES HARM; AND TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT KNOWINGLY… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB612/
- HB 1975: TO CREATE THE CHILD CONTENT CREATION PROTECTION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1975/
- HB 1950: TO PROTECT LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES FROM TERMINATION OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE; AND TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE… (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1950/
- HB 1921: TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; TO AMEND THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FOSTER PARENTS; AND TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF TRAINING… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1921/
- SR 60: TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL LIONS WRESTLING TEAM AS THE 2025 CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONS. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR60/
- SB 533: TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS BY THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW REGULATION AND… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB533/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $88.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 74% 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.

- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/2072506626171453533
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/2047022457521852641
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1981380489781952562
- 2025-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1969920978840146080
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1947499545128026512
- 2025-07-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1942205019920416822
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1941145546611433614
- 2025-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1934977025443279083
- 2025-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1933296461175009425
- 2025-05-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR/status/1917965546403799226

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/tyler-dees/
- Campaign site: https://www.tylerdees.com/
- X: https://x.com/Tyler_Dees_AR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyler.dees.90
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerdees/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerdees/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11d34a89-689c-4b2f-b953-670ce11ae3bb