# Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/927a87ee-64b3-49b8-8794-9b0857581d1c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/927a87ee-64b3-49b8-8794-9b0857581d1c (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

42% of the 36 bills Johnson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Arkansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 397 donors and 841 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 30 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 35. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 26 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SMR 5: TO REMEMBER ATTORNEY JOHN GILL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN ARKANSAS. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SMR5/
- SR 31: TO RECOGNIZE COACH VAN COMPTON ON HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT THROUGHOUT HER FIFTY-ONE-YEAR COACHING CAREER; AND TO CONGRATULATE HER ON HER RETIREMENT AND… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR31/
- SMR 2: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR LUTHER BOYD "LU" HARDIN AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SMR2/
- SB 634: TO CREATE THE DIVISION OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB634/
- SB 617: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CAPITOL ZONING DISTRICT; AND TO AMEND THE ZONING AUTHORITY OF THE CAPITOL ZONING DISTRICT COMMISSION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB617/
- SB 608: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING RUNOFF ELECTIONS FOR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB608/
- HB 1968: TO REQUIRE THE COLLECTION OF SALES TAX AT THE POINT OF SALE FOR THE SALE OF A NEW OR USED MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER, OR SEMITRAILER BY A DEALER; AND TO AMEND LAW… (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1968/
- SB 569: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING BALLOT TITLES OF PROPOSED MEASURES; AND AMENDING THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB569/
- SB 561: TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY PREPRINTED PAPER BUYER'S TAG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO CREATE A PENALTY FOR THE USE OF AN EXPIRED… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB561/
- SB 557: TO AMENDS LAW CONCERNING WATER PERMITS AND DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER; TO AUTHORIZE DENIALS OF APPLICANTS THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF NONCOMPLIANCE; AND TO PROHIBIT… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB557/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/mark-johnson/
- Campaign site: https://www.markjohnsonforarkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mjohnlit
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markjohnsonforarkansas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatormarkjohnson6608
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-johnson-0238ba6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/927a87ee-64b3-49b8-8794-9b0857581d1c