# Denise Ennett

Denise Ennett is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 80
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/44cca040-d890-4cf3-9a00-bc8f6f3ac3fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44cca040-d890-4cf3-9a00-bc8f6f3ac3fc (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

Ennett sits at −0.22 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 517 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 31. 38.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 67 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1987: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, CEMETERIES, AND BURIAL SERVICES; AND TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1987/
- HB 1881: TO ADD MENSTRUAL DISCHARGE COLLECTION DEVICES TO THE LIST OF ITEMS EXEMPT FROM SALES AND USE TAX DURING THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1881/
- SB 540: TO LIMIT THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIONS ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON WHO HAS SUFFERED A SEIZURE. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB540/
- SCR 8: TO RECOGNIZE THE MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL LADY COMETS BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 4A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS AND TO REMEMBER HEAD COACH JOE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SCR8/
- SCR 7: TO RECOGNIZE THE MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL COMETS BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SCR7/
- HB 1855: TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1855/
- HB 1856: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, CEMETERIES, AND BURIAL SERVICES; AND TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS… (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1856/
- SB 501: TO CREATE THE TENANT POSSESSIONS RECOVERY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE A LANDLORD TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE TO A TENANT WHEN A COURT HAS ISSUED A WRIT OF POSSESSION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB501/
- HB 1766: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS RESPOND, INNOVATE, SUCCEED, AND EMPOWER (RISE) ACT. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1766/
- SB 423: TO EXEMPT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS FROM NONPROFIT VOLUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB423/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/80
- Campaign site: https://www.deniseennett.com/
- X: https://x.com/Denisefor80
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Denisefor36
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deniseennettforarkansas/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@denise.ennett
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-ennett-9a750a160/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44cca040-d890-4cf3-9a00-bc8f6f3ac3fc