# Lee Johnson

Lee Johnson is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 47
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4a794d08-4a71-424a-a17d-d35af3c979ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a794d08-4a71-424a-a17d-d35af3c979ae (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

Johnson sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.02), from 138 donors and 568 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 100 bills: 99 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 58 passed both, 57 became law. Cosponsored 51. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 33 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1021: TO DESIGNATE MAY 2026 AS SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1021/
- SB 638: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX ON THE SALE OF A NEW OR USED MOTORBOAT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENT OF SALES AND USE… (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB638/
- SB 626: TO REQUIRE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT REIMBURSEMENT RATES; TO ENSURE PARITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO AMEND THE BILLING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS ACT; AND… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB626/
- SB 621: TO CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AGAINST A HEALTHCARE INSURER; TO RETROACTIVELY APPLY TO A HEALTHCARE CONTRACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB621/
- HB 1969: TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENT FEES ON HOSPITALS; AND TO CREATE THE HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT ASSESSMENT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1969/
- SB 601: TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR A GRADUATE OF A FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL TO BE LICENSED IN THIS STATE IF HE OR SHE IS OFFERED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AS A PHYSICIAN FROM A… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB601/
- SB 603: TO CREATE EMMA'S LAW; AND TO REQUIRE AN AIR AMBULANCE TO CONTACT THE ARKANSAS TRAUMA SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDATION ON THE BEST DESTINATION TO TRANSPORT A PERSON. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB603/
- HB 1943: TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO IMPROVE THE ENROLLMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO EMPOWER… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1943/
- HB 1942: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WITHIN RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1942/
- SB 570: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB570/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.5K (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/47
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepLeeJohnson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leejohnsonforar/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a794d08-4a71-424a-a17d-d35af3c979ae