# Randy Torres

Randy Torres is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 17
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aaa584ee-c86a-4631-a37d-8d006ecb8a7b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aaa584ee-c86a-4631-a37d-8d006ecb8a7b (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

Torres sits at +0.65 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Torres | 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 | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 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 |

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 +0.65 (standard error 0.05), from 123 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 42. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 65 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1998: TO CREATE THE JAMES MCFERRON MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCY ACT; AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND TRAINING TO FIRST RESPONDERS. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1998/
- HB 1997: TO CREATE A ZONING EXEMPTION FOR CHILDCARE FAMILY HOMES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1997/
- HR 1107: TO PROCLAIM APRIL 24, 2025, AS TEACH CHILDREN TO SAVE DAY IN ARKANSAS. (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1107/
- HB 1950: TO PROTECT LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES FROM TERMINATION OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE; AND TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE… (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1950/
- HB 1953: TO PROVIDE FOR A SURCHARGE TO BE ASSESSED ON INMATE PHONE CALLS TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF SECURITY NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH INMATE COMMUNICATIONS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1953/
- HB 1921: TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; TO AMEND THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FOSTER PARENTS; AND TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF TRAINING… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1921/
- SB 409: TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS BY FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS; AND TO ESTABLISH THE FARMER PROTECTION ACT. (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB409/
- HB 1698: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYEE'S MEMBERSHIP IN A HEALTHCARE SHARING MINISTRY OR OTHER MEDICAL… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1698/
- HB 1691: TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PUBLIC CHARITY ARE EXEMPT FROM… (became law, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1691/
- HB 1599: TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1599/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 76% 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.

- 2025-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArkansasHD17/status/1926000331990650931
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArkansasHD17/status/1890432238711415051
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ArkansasHD17/status/1890432655025467890

## Links

- Official site: https://arkansashouse.org/district/17
- Campaign site: https://www.randyforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/ArkansasHD17
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandyTorresforAR
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-torres-938aaa73/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aaa584ee-c86a-4631-a37d-8d006ecb8a7b