# Clint Penzo

Clint Penzo is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c773215-c5d7-4039-bcb2-d2abe9053e39

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c773215-c5d7-4039-bcb2-d2abe9053e39 (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

68% of Penzo’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Penzo | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 202 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 84 bills: 83 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 42 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 32. 63.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 21 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 40: TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS OF THE IBLA GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION; AND TO COMMEND THE IBLA GRAND PRIZE MUSIC COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL FOR… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR40/
- SB 635: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND TO AUTHORIZE BOTTLE LOCKERS IN CERTAIN RESTAURANTS. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB635/
- SB 616: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENT MONITORING AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB616/
- SB 613: TO CREATE AN ELECTION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FLUORIDATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB613/
- SB 615: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ENERGY; AND TO REGULATE NONEXPORT FACILITIES. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB615/
- HB 1967: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF SEXUAL IMAGES OR RECORDINGS. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1967/
- HB 1946: TO REQUIRE HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1946/
- SB 591: TO PROHIBIT RACE-SELECTION ABORTION IN THIS STATE; AND TO CREATE THE RACE DISCRIMINATION BY ABORTION PROHIBITION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB591/
- SB 589: TO CREATE THE 340B PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CERTAIN 340B-COVERED ENTITIES. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB589/
- SB 588: TO ESTABLISH A WINERY PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB588/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 68% 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.

- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ClintPenzo/status/1897847338699223301

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/clint-penzo/
- Campaign site: https://penzoforcongress.com/
- X: https://x.com/ClintPenzo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clintpenzo31/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clint.penzo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clintpenzo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PenzoForCongress
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@PenzoForCongress
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@SenCJP
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-penzo-01a98a6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c773215-c5d7-4039-bcb2-d2abe9053e39