# R.J. Hawk

R.J. Hawk is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 81.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 81
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1bbfdd71-5072-4978-89bb-6aa19558c3f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bbfdd71-5072-4978-89bb-6aa19558c3f7 (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

Hawk sits at +0.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State House Republicans.

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

142 classified statements: 142 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 | Hawk | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.0% | 2.9% | 97 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.4% | 9.3% | 627 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 2.8% | 31.9% | 755 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.7% | 12.7% | 722 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 75% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.03), from 145 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 47. 77.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 16 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1952: TO ASSIST THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION TO CONTINUE ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE A… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1952/
- SB 584: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB584/
- HR 1092: TO RECOGNIZE THE BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL HORNETS BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1092/
- SB 479: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VOTER ASSISTANCE; AND TO REQUIRE A PERSON ASSISTING A VOTER WITH A DISABILITY TO PRESENT IDENTIFICATION. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB479/
- SB 482: TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF STUDENTS BETWEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS;… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB482/
- SB 445: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE LICENSURE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB445/
- SB 447: TO REQUIRE PERMITTED COMMON CARRIERS TO SUBMIT REPORTS DETAILING SHIPMENTS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INTO THE STATE. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB447/
- HB 1745: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION; TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1745/
- SB 413: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF AN OATH FOR A SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR. (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB413/
- SB 414: TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING NOTICES RELATED TO THE ELECTION PROCESS. (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB414/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2108388863903461385
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2108390518715490541
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2108024993766420494
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2107270437520474156
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2105273709804036421
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2104046767826194717
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2104067910062788818
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2103901891000402196
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2103921053042958581
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RJHawk/status/2103926137097531587

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/81
- X: https://x.com/RJHawk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rjhawk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRJHawk/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rj__hawk_/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rj-hawk-5182031a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bbfdd71-5072-4978-89bb-6aa19558c3f7