# Dwight Tosh

Dwight Tosh is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 38
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/38a8f4c9-1138-461c-a8a1-ac853c79d3ca

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38a8f4c9-1138-461c-a8a1-ac853c79d3ca (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

100% of the 10 bills Tosh sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Arkansas House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.01), from 12 donors and 846 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 32. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 2 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1079: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HB1079/
- HB 1988: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUTO AUCTION FEES FOR SALVAGE-TITLED OR PARTS-ONLY TITLED VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH AUTO… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1988/
- SB 560: TO DECREASE THE BASE CONTRIBUTION RATE; TO INCREASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT RATE; TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THIS STATE; AND TO… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB560/
- HB 1875: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MANDATORY PERIOD FOR THE USE OF AN IGNITION… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1875/
- HB 1843: CONCERNING RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS KEPT BY THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1843/
- HB 1844: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF FLEEING BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE OR CONVEYANCE; AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO JUMPS FROM A MOVING… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1844/
- HB 1842: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES REVIEW COORDINATOR; AND TO PLACE THE OFFICE WITHIN THE ARKANSAS COMMISSION ON LAW… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1842/
- HB 1654: TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE FOR THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID SOUTH; AND TO ADDRESS THE INVENTORY OF THE MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY… (became law, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1654/
- HB 1652: T0 AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES; TO ENFORCE AN UNSIGNED SELF-SERVICE FACILITY STORAGE RENTAL AGREEMENT; AND TO CREATE A… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1652/
- HB 1600: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HOLIDAY COMPENSATION, ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE, AND SICK LEAVE FOR LAW… (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1600/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (State House Republicans median $1,620). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/38
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwight.tosh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwighttosh/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38a8f4c9-1138-461c-a8a1-ac853c79d3ca