# Bryan King

Bryan King is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ac9a90a0-dfba-4bf0-a07d-ca2232b21a90

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac9a90a0-dfba-4bf0-a07d-ca2232b21a90 (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

35% of King’s statements criticize a policy, 3.7 times the State Senate Republican average of 9.5%.

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

377 classified statements: 377 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | King | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.1% | 2.3% | 7 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 35.3% | 9.5% | 6 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 44.6% | 37.3% | 130 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.3% | 244 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.8% | 15.4% | 264 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 43% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 39% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 6.6% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Taxation 3.0% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 194 donors and 260 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.8% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 21 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 17. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 31 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 16: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR16/
- SR 11: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR11/
- SR 12: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE AND THE ELECTRICAL GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR12/
- SR 10: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023 AND TO AMEND THE UNIFORM MONEY SERVICES ACT. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR10/
- SR 8: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PAY A FEE FOR EXTRAORDINARY ELECTRICAL ENERGY USAGE AND… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR8/
- SR 9: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A COMPUTER MANUFACTURED BY A COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY IN DIGITAL ASSET MINING… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR9/
- SR 6: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COUNTIES USING CERTAIN STATE TAX REVENUES; AND TO CREATE THE EQUAL… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR6/
- SR 7: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS AND AMEND THE AUTHORITY OF A LOCAL… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR7/
- SR 73: REQUESTING THAT SENATOR KING BE AUTHORIZED TO PURSUE THE CONSIDERATION OF SJR 6 AS A THIRD PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR73/
- SB 582: TO ESTABLISH THE STATE ACTION POULTRY FLOCK DEPOPULATION GRANT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB582/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $120.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2113734433077641232
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2113360398661431507
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2111085989359948282
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2110198021892055152
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2110389589663744394
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2103458416526303578
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2103598792666653144
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2102543892943929609
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2102141549786153288
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BryanBKing/status/2101784361540489726

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/bryan-king/
- Campaign site: https://www.electbryanking.com/
- X: https://x.com/BryanBKing
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryan.king.7564
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanking8189

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac9a90a0-dfba-4bf0-a07d-ca2232b21a90