# Brandon Achor

Brandon Achor is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 71
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9bce7e7f-cd90-4b10-a557-c37d82923be2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9bce7e7f-cd90-4b10-a557-c37d82923be2 (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

Achor sits at −0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Republicans.

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

80 classified statements: 80 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 | Achor | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 368 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 17.5% | 9.3% | 128 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 35.0% | 31.9% | 329 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.3% | 12.7% | 154 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 89% (State House Republicans 10%); Commerce 18% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Energy 3.6% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Families 3.6% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 3.6% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.08 (standard error 0.02), from 280 donors and 284 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 56. 65.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 29 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1961: TO ALLOW MEDICAL PROVIDERS TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL INFORMATION-BLOCKING REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PATIENTS DURING INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; AND TO… (passed both chambers, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1961/
- SB 605: TO CREATE THE DELTA TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL EXCISE TAX ACT; AND TO TAX DELTA TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL PRODUCTS. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB605/
- SB 593: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER LICENSURE ACT; AND TO CREATE THE PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB593/
- SB 532: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE ON HOSPITALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB532/
- SB 491: TO REQUIRE A VENDOR THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DIVISION TO SUBMIT DATA FOR VERIFICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB491/
- SB 401: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS UNDERGROUND FACILITIES DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB401/
- HB 1700: TO AMEND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS OF AN ADVERSE DETERMINATION NOTICE UNDER THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TRANSPARENCY ACT. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1700/
- HR 1060: TO COMMEND THE MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FALCONS BOYS' GOLF TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2024 CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1060/
- HR 1059: TO COMMEND THE MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FALCONS BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2024 CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1059/
- HB 1530: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "SPECIALTY HOSPITAL" RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT FEE ON HOSPITALS UNDER THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1530/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $507.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2077768890688405888
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2069103318152991193
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2046327582207938652
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2037285249877414216
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2029215932954837476
- 2026-02-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2021968497446908050
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2015799820145811456
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2011292618601427437
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2007882828957286839
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/brandon_achor/status/2001819969584341453

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?member=Achor&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R
- Campaign site: https://www.achorforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/brandon_achor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandon.achor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonachor/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-c-achor-pharmd

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9bce7e7f-cd90-4b10-a557-c37d82923be2