# Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6bbe436a-67bc-4003-80eb-1ce79c52413f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6bbe436a-67bc-4003-80eb-1ce79c52413f (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

43% of Johnson’s statements claim credit, 2.8 times the State Senate Republican average of 15%.

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

301 classified statements: 301 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.3% | 171 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 9.5% | 183 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 61.1% | 37.3% | 34 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 229 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 43.2% | 15.4% | 10 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.0% | 1.3% | 32 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 45% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Taxation 26% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 166 donors and 782 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 44 bills: 42 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 38. 65.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 18 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 21: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION FROM SHARIA LAW ACT AND TO REGULATE CERTAIN… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR21/
- SR 64: TO URGE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR64/
- HB 1978: TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIP TO THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT OF THE STATE DISTRICT COURT SYSTEM. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1978/
- HB 1980: TO CREATE THE TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS ACT (TESLA); AND TO ADD ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF "CRITICAL… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1980/
- HB 1979: AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW WARRANTLESS SEARCHES BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF A PERSON PLACED ON SUSPENDED IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE; AND FOR OTHER… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1979/
- SB 597: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THREAT OF HARM UPON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION EMPLOYEE. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB597/
- SB 529: TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENT TAX APPEALS COMMISSION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB529/
- SB 511: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE IMPAIRMENT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB511/
- SB 512: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB512/
- SB 513: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF MAIL THEFT; AND TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT OR UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OF A MAIL RECEPTACLE KEY OR LOCK. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB513/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $272.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 89% 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.

- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028862966456549537
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028888419644965237
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028893174413037737
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028502088682987656
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028516181867393046
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028545878508916807
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028560976551833847
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028123103545466922
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028138193598509427
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/FarmerBlake20/status/2028169144592679357

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=B.+Johnson&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- X: https://x.com/FarmerBlake20
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlakeJohnsonForStateSenate

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6bbe436a-67bc-4003-80eb-1ce79c52413f