# Kim Hammer

Kim Hammer is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/29e74f04-ceb4-45e1-a803-049e57699923

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/29e74f04-ceb4-45e1-a803-049e57699923 (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

Hammer has served since 2019.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 42 donors and 823 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 98 bills: 88 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 28. 72.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 9 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 24: TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA LISOWE. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR24/
- SR 23: TO HONOR JOHN PENDLETON REED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR23/
- SR 22: TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE LEGACY KEEPERS NURSE HONOR GUARD OF ARKANSAS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION OF NURSING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR22/
- HB 2001: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY REFORM AND EFFICIENCY ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD; AND TO… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB2001/
- HB 1949: TO ADD MEDICAL, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, AND AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF PROCUREMENT. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1949/
- HB 1965: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL ACT OF 2025; AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY FOOD RETAILERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1965/
- HB 1897: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY REFORM AND EFFICIENCY ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD; AND TO… (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1897/
- SB 584: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB584/
- SB 580: TO EXTEND FINANCING FOR PURCHASES OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR A RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB580/
- HB 1893: TO AUTHORIZE A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER OR BUSINESS OWNER TO BAN AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL FROM THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OR THE BUSINESS PREMISES; AND TO REGULATE… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1893/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $79.0K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/kim-hammer/
- X: https://x.com/kimdhammer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimhammerforstatesenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimHammerShow/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kimhammershow

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/29e74f04-ceb4-45e1-a803-049e57699923