# Matt Stone

Matt Stone is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2b67c2a6-d80e-48f4-9bc7-a40d7e5bc2bc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b67c2a6-d80e-48f4-9bc7-a40d7e5bc2bc (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

90% of the 21 bills Stone sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 31 in the Arkansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.03), from 241 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 21 bills: 20 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 35. 90.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 1 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1960: TO PROVIDE THAT THE LESSEE OF A LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE IS THE OWNER FOR PURPOSES OF THE ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1960/
- HB 1913: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DRIVER'S LICENSES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN INTERMEDIATE DRIVER'S LICENSE. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1913/
- HB 1937: TO AMEND THE METHOD OF VALUATION FOR MINERAL RIGHTS UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 16, § 5; AND TO CLARIFY THE METHOD OF VALUATION FOR OIL AND GAS WELL… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1937/
- HB 1852: TO ESTABLISH A RIGHT TO REPAIR FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1852/
- HB 1834: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1834/
- SB 473: TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD TO ADVISE THE ARKANSAS FIRE… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB473/
- HB 1688: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1688/
- SB 375: TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CAPITAL RAPE; AND TO AMEND A PORTION OF ARKANSAS CODE WHICH RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 3 OF 1936. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB375/
- SB 352: TO PROHIBIT ANTISEMITISM IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; AND TO PROHIBIT ANTISEMITISM IN STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB352/
- SB 312: TO REMOVE THE MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITION OF ANY ADDITIONAL BEDS WITHIN PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB312/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $144.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/matt-stone/
- Campaign site: https://www.stoneforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/StoneforAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Stone-for-Arkansas-100077422264967/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/stoneforarkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mossyoak/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b67c2a6-d80e-48f4-9bc7-a40d7e5bc2bc