# John Payton

John Payton is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f040802-82dc-4ca8-959f-f1b66cf53b16

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f040802-82dc-4ca8-959f-f1b66cf53b16 (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

Payton reported $1,500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 80 donors and 776 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 26 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 22. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 27 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 67: TO HONOR UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE BASKETBALL SCORING STAR IZZY HIGGINBOTTOM. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR67/
- HB 1882: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF ENROLLABLE MEDICAID BENEFICIARY POPULATION AND ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO DESIGNATE MEDICAID POPULATIONS TO BE ENROLLED UNDER THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1882/
- HB 1847: TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE SELF-EXCLUSION LIST. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1847/
- HB 1807: TO AMEND THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT HELD FOR RESALE AND USED FOR RENTAL OR CHARTER; AND TO CLARIFY THE PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1807/
- SB 418: TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 4 OF 1948; AND TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURERS TO SPEND… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB418/
- HB 1678: TO AMEND THE ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS SAFETY ACT TO INCREASE THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CLARIFY THE CIVIL PENALTIES. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1678/
- HB 1677: TO AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICATION KITS. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1677/
- SB 287: TO MODIFY CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES FOR CONTROVERTED MEDICAL EXPENSES, APPEALS, AND CHANGES OF PHYSICIANS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB287/
- SB 285: TO MODIFY THE COMPENSATION RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 4 OF 1948. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB285/
- SB 286: TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL WAGE LOSS BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO SCHEDULED INJURY PAYMENTS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED MEASURE 1948,… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB286/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,500 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/john-payton/
- X: https://x.com/RepJohnPayton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.payton.334

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f040802-82dc-4ca8-959f-f1b66cf53b16