# David Ray

David Ray is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 69.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 69
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b6071ae-58c1-4400-a49f-416579c6371e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b6071ae-58c1-4400-a49f-416579c6371e (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

Ray reported $88.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Ray says (AR 2025–26 session)

197 classified statements: 197 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ray | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.7% | 2.9% | 34 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.2% | 9.3% | 148 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 46.2% | 31.9% | 183 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 1.8% | 320 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.8% | 12.7% | 243 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.4% | 102 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 37% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 5.5% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 255 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 36. 57.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 43 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 569: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING BALLOT TITLES OF PROPOSED MEASURES; AND AMENDING THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB569/
- HB 1891: TO ALLOW A PERSON FILING AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS WHO IS AN APPOINTEE IN THAT POSITION… (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1891/
- SB 516: TO ALLOW A PERSON FILING AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS WHO IS AN APPOINTEE IN THAT POSITION… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB516/
- HB 1804: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE LEVY OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; TO PROVIDE A SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR UTILITY… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1804/
- HB 1637: CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE FISCAL IMPACT OF STATEWIDE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES AND… (became law, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1637/
- HB 1650: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1650/
- HB 1636: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOFT DRINK TAX ACT, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 1 OF 1994; AND TO PHASE OUT THE SOFT DRINK TAX BASED ON SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FROM SALES… (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1636/
- HB 1571: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM ACT. (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1571/
- HB 1553: TO REPEAL THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1553/
- HB 1538: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE NET OPERATING LOSS INCOME TAX DEDUCTION; AND TO INCREASE THE CARRY-FORWARD PERIOD FOR THE NET OPERATING LOSS INCOME TAX… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1538/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $88.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2114108920478433791
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2111113793648652415
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2111142539617083697
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2110338418286727355
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2109395992487313690
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2107558888832741666
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2106725920501547051
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2104659950685360224
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2104660033019720145
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidARay/status/2103287490207744323

## Links

- Official site: https://arkansashouse.org/district/69
- Campaign site: https://rayforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/DavidARay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.ray.37
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RayforArkansas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidallenray1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b6071ae-58c1-4400-a49f-416579c6371e