# Jim Wooten

Jim Wooten is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 59
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3016494b-fa9f-4f79-8530-7bd26120a31e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3016494b-fa9f-4f79-8530-7bd26120a31e (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

Wooten sits at +0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 10 donors and 814 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 43. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 75 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1008: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1008/
- HB 1541: TO REQUIRE A PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT ACCEPTS STATE FUNDING OF ANY TYPE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO CERTAIN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1541/
- HB 1542: TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMINISTER AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT; AND TO REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ADMIT EACH STUDENT WHO APPLIES FOR… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1542/
- HB 1195: TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING EMPLOYEES OF A MUNICIPALITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE ELECTION TO INSTEAD… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1195/
- HB 1145: TO INCREASE THE PURCHASE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR ADDITIONAL AFTER-MARKET EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. (became law, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1145/
- HB 1143: TO AMEND THE CHARITABLE BINGO AND RAFFLES ENABLING ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT RAFFLES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A STUDENT-ATHLETE UNDER THE ARKANSAS STUDENT-ATHLETE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1143/
- HB 1144: TO REQUIRE A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL UNDER THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SAME STATUTORY AND DEPARTMENT OF… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1144/
- HR 1013: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT. (in committee, 2024-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2024F/HR1013/
- SB 565: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023/SB565/
- SB 491: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2023-04-12) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023/SB491/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/59
- Campaign site: https://www.jimwootenar.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Wooten-for-State-Representative/100058227182881/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3016494b-fa9f-4f79-8530-7bd26120a31e