# Justin Gonzales

Justin Gonzales is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 89
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96dbbbb4-8a04-42bc-a553-e178d47ce838

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96dbbbb4-8a04-42bc-a553-e178d47ce838 (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

20% of Gonzales’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 17 donors and 282 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 19. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 27 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1963: TO CLARIFY THAT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO PRESCRIBES A STIMULANT MAY SUBSTITUTE A THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1963/
- SB 531: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PLANNING; AND TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT WITH A PROPERTY OWNER OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY FOR MUNICIPAL… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB531/
- SB 518: TO PROHIBIT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM ENACTING REGULATIONS IN A FLOOD-PRONE AREA THAT ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB518/
- SB 455: TO ALLOW REGULATION OF HEMP PRODUCTS BY ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL; AND TO AMEND THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO REMOVE CERTAIN SUBSTANCES THAT ARE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB455/
- HB 1754: TO CREATE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN PROPERTY USE RESTRICTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1754/
- HB 1701: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SEWER COLLECTION AND SEWER TREATMENT PROVIDERS AND RELATED SERVICES. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1701/
- SB 342: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INJURIES TO CERTAIN ANIMALS BY DOGS TO AUTHORIZE TREBLE DAMAGES. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB342/
- HB 1611: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF ANIMAL FIGHTING WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL ANIMAL FIGHTING; AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL ROOSTER FIGHTING. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1611/
- SB 260: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF COURT FINES, FEES, OR COSTS AFTER DEFAULT. (became law, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB260/
- HB 1510: TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXERCISE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF A COUNTY. (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1510/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 20% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/89
- X: https://x.com/justinrory
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinrory
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinRgonzales/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingonzalesstaterep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-gonzales-90b338172/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96dbbbb4-8a04-42bc-a553-e178d47ce838