# Les Eaves

Les Eaves is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 58
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7d85c10d-346f-4c4f-a4e5-470799f7b21c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d85c10d-346f-4c4f-a4e5-470799f7b21c (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

100% of the 14 bills Eaves sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Arkansas House.

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

31 classified statements: 31 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 | Eaves | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.9% | 2.9% | 31 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.7% | 9.3% | 283 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 6.5% | 31.9% | 728 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.2% | 12.7% | 620 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.05 (standard error 0.03), from 38 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.3% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 28. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 2 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1001: TO REDUCE THE INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, TRUSTS, ESTATES, AND CORPORATIONS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026S1/HB1001/
- SB 1: TO REDUCE THE INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, TRUSTS, ESTATES, AND CORPORATIONS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026S1/SB1/
- SB 610: TO AMEND THE GENERATING ARKANSAS JOBS ACT OF 2025; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB610/
- HB 1935: TO CREATE A MODERNIZATION AND AUTOMATION TAX CREDIT TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT BY EXISTING BUSINESSES WITHIN THE STATE. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1935/
- SB 552: TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "PRINCIPAL OFFICE" USED UNDER THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT OF 1987 AND THE UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB552/
- SB 475: TO ESTABLISH THE PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT; AND TO REGULATE PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB475/
- HB 1807: TO AMEND THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT HELD FOR RESALE AND USED FOR RENTAL OR CHARTER; AND TO CLARIFY THE PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1807/
- HB 1735: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS UNDERGROUND FACILITIES DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT; AND TO REVISE MEMBERSHIP IN THE ONE CALL CENTER UNDER THE ARKANSAS UNDERGROUND FACILITIES… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1735/
- SB 408: TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB408/
- SB 391: TO CREATE THE ROBOTICS COMPETITION GRANT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE ROBOTICS TEAMS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING STUDY IN THE FIELDS… (became law, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB391/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 25% 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.

- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/2103916912539250782
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/2067411557164646426
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1996546416970490065
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1996546704183799952
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1993779433178845580
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1990879892985065589
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1990931637534622142
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1987768282758123774
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1987768454510723485
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy criticism · https://x.com/les_d_eaves/status/1987768788956184755

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/58
- X: https://x.com/les_d_eaves
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repleseaves/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@repeaves
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/les-eaves-585b8314/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d85c10d-346f-4c4f-a4e5-470799f7b21c