# Mindy McAlindon

Mindy McAlindon is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5f09e022-f775-4da8-aaad-224793aa2230

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5f09e022-f775-4da8-aaad-224793aa2230 (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

The policy areas McAlindon talks about and legislates on agree at 0.31 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

116 classified statements: 116 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 | McAlindon | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.9% | 413 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.6% | 31.9% | 531 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.8% | 12.7% | 313 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 316 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 20% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); International Affairs 16% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 8.0% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 173 donors and 289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 42. 61.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 36 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1102: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HB1102/
- HB 1992: TO REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR DANGEROUS DOGS AND VICIOUS DOGS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1992/
- HB 1990: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1990/
- HB 1919: TO CREATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1919/
- HB 1934: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS FORWARD ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE ACT; AND TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS FORWARD ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1934/
- SB 596: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING ENERGY; TO ESTABLISH A STATE ENERGY POLICY; TO REGULATE RETIREMENT OF DISPATCHABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB596/
- HB 1929: TO CREATE THE RECOGNIZING JUDEA AND SAMARIA ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM USING THE TERM "WEST BANK" IN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT MATERIALS. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1929/
- HB 1918: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SPECIE OR LEGAL TENDER; TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A BULLION DEPOSITORY; AND TO ALLOW FOR A PRECIOUS METALS-BACKED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1918/
- SB 572: TO CREATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB572/
- HCR 1008: TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S NATIONALLY LEADING AND INDUSTRY-TRANSFORMING BICYCLE ASSEMBLY & REPAIR TECHNICIAN AND TRAIL… (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HCR1008/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 66% 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.

- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2100624679815782544
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2095527216931037497
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2092607464948604977
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2092608212977475801
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2089532184876974212
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2076864442260701234
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2076407699298799989
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2073573280468898151
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2073747562012561895
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MindyForAR/status/2073764063683772733

## Links

- Official site: https://arkansashouse.org/district/10
- X: https://x.com/MindyForAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindy4arkansas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindy_mcalindon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindy_for_arkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mindymcalindon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5f09e022-f775-4da8-aaad-224793aa2230