# Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 73.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 73
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5143965d-c539-411e-8a15-74ebbcbb7cd7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5143965d-c539-411e-8a15-74ebbcbb7cd7 (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

Collins sits at −0.24 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Democrats.

## What Collins says (AR 2025–26 session)

52 classified statements: 52 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Collins | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.5% | 168 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.1% | 10.4% | 88 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.4% | 39.2% | 377 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.9% | 199 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 14.4% | 593 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Emergency Management 9.5% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 408 donors and 864 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 20. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 21 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1994: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES; AND TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BY A SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY TO AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE OCCUPANT'S… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1994/
- HB 1951: TO SET FORTH AUTHORIZED DOMAIN EXTENSIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT WEBSITES. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1951/
- HB 1808: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS; AND TO CREATE THE BILL OF RIGHTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1808/
- HB 1539: TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003; AND TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL EDUCATION CATEGORY OF FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1539/
- HB 1449: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A CANDIDATE FOR STATE OR DISTRICT OFFICE; TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR FINAL REPORTS; AND TO AMEND… (became law, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1449/
- HB 1318: TO AMEND THE EXCURSION TRAIN PERMIT TO INCLUDE EXCURSION BOATS. (became law, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1318/
- HB 1239: TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003; AND TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1239/
- HB 1028: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE LAW CONCERNING OBSCENITY AND THE PROCESS FOR CHALLENGING MATERIALS INCLUDED IN A LIBRARY; AND TO REQUIRE A LIBRARY TO HAVE A POLICY… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1028/
- HB 1026: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PROMISE ACT; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TUITION PAID FOR AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1026/
- HB 1020: TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; TO CREATE A NEW EDUCATION FUNDING CATEGORY FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1020/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 60% 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2110124686524772549
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2090271429275070623
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2088407398947938801
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2069959975821090982
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2051454362505916609
- 2026-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2048784130259738663
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2041251188008464430
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2041251909856592052
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2039886101016412543
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/andrewcollinsar/status/2037602877225460010

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=A.+Collins&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R
- Campaign site: https://www.andrewcollinsar.com/
- X: https://x.com/andrewcollinsar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrewcollinsAR
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewcollinsar

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5143965d-c539-411e-8a15-74ebbcbb7cd7