# Wade Andrews

Wade Andrews is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 98.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 98
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9762816a-27bf-4209-864b-d15e2e39212a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9762816a-27bf-4209-864b-d15e2e39212a (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

84% of Andrews’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Andrews | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 104 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 35. 46.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 60 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1954: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS BEHAVIOR ANALYST REGISTRATION ACT; AND TO INCLUDE QUALIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS UNDER THE ARKANSAS BEHAVIOR ANALYST REGISTRATION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1954/
- HB 1864: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN STUDENT INSTRUCTION; AND TO CREATE A STANDARDIZED FLEXIBLE SCHOOL CALENDAR SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC… (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1864/
- SB 473: TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD TO ADVISE THE ARKANSAS FIRE… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB473/
- HB 1704: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY IN MATTERS WHERE A PARENT IS A FIRST RESPONDER. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1704/
- HB 1550: CONCERNING EXPEDITED SECURITY SCREENINGS AT AN AIRPORT. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1550/
- HB 1496: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO ENSURE ARKANSAS STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY QUALIFIED TEACHERS. (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1496/
- HB 1506: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; AND TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC EMPLOYER FROM DEDUCTING LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM THE… (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1506/
- HB 1480: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "APPROVED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION". (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1480/
- HB 1414: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CLAIMS FOR FIRE SERVICES; AND TO UPDATE THE SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT RATES USED IN CLAIMS FOR FIRE SERVICES. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1414/
- SB 151: TO AMEND LAW CONCERNING RETIREMENT BENEFITS; AND TO PROHIBIT COLLECTION OF BENEFITS BY MEMBERS, RETIRANTS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS WHO HAVE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 84% 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.

- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Wade_Andrews_/status/1993764429708841285
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Wade_Andrews_/status/1965948373690933503

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/98
- X: https://x.com/Wade_Andrews_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Wade-Andrews-for-State-Representative-100058268190912/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wade_andrews_/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-andrews-34b5b5119/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9762816a-27bf-4209-864b-d15e2e39212a