# Steve Unger

Steve Unger is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d522f48-2a04-40ed-860f-3c580d9c87fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d522f48-2a04-40ed-860f-3c580d9c87fa (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

Unger sits at +0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.03), from 118 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 51. 56.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 47 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1004: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HB1004/
- HB 1926: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR NONRENEWAL OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY A COURT-ORDERED FINE; AND TO AMEND THE… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1926/
- SB 521: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT; AND TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING FOR WHICH REIMBURSEMENT IS… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB521/
- HB 1711: TO ALLOW A MUNICIPAL PORT AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A POLICE FORCE; AND TO ESTABLISH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A MUNICIPAL PORT AUTHORITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1711/
- SB 357: TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO APPLY MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT TO A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S TOTAL SERVICE TIME FOR ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUAL… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB357/
- SB 277: TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING ACT OF 2013; AND TO PERMIT THE FILING OF A NEW UNIFORM PETITION TO SEAL A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF THEFT OF… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB277/
- SB 244: CONCERNING POSTPONEMENT OF JUDGMENT IN DISTRICT COURT; AND TO PERMIT A SUSPENDED IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE IN CERTAIN DISTRICT COURT CASES. (became law, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB244/
- HJR 1010: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE THAT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, THE SENATE MAY REMOVE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR CAUSE ONLY, AFTER NOTICE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HJR1010/
- HB 1421: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT; AND TO INCLUDE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE ARKANSAS COMMISSION ON… (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1421/
- HB 1410: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY PUBLIC SERVANTS. (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1410/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $126.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/19
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Steve-Unger-for-Arkansas-100075857036737/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven.unger.5648
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-unger-09859492/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d522f48-2a04-40ed-860f-3c580d9c87fa