# Greg Leding

Greg Leding is a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/afd73d93-f65e-480d-ba40-3bc65f4fe95b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afd73d93-f65e-480d-ba40-3bc65f4fe95b (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

Leding sits at −0.11 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Democrats.

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

569 classified statements: 569 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Leding | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.4% | 151 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.0% | 10.3% | 151 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 18.8% | 42.9% | 295 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 3.4% | 145 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.3% | 16.1% | 297 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 0.8% | 116 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 15% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 69 donors and 794 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 22 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 28. 54.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 23 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SMR 3: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR UVALDE REX LINDSEY AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SMR3/
- SR 63: TO PROCLAIM APRIL AS AARP MONTH AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 8, 2025, AS AARP RED SHIRT DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR63/
- HB 1947: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1947/
- SB 587: TO CREATE THE PARENTS' PEACE OF MIND ACT; TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION FOR AND USE OF A MONITORING DEVICE IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY; TO PROVIDE FOR WAIVERS;… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB587/
- SB 585: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORDS BE PROVIDED TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS A MINOR. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB585/
- SB 595: TO PROVIDE FOR A MINOR'S RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER PARENT OR GUARDIAN BEFORE A CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB595/
- SB 534: TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; AND TO REMOVE MITRAGYNINE AND 7-HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE, ALSO KNOWN AS KRATOM, FROM THE CONTROLLED… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB534/
- SB 548: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING WARRANTS OF ARREST; AND TO REQUIRE THAT NOTICE OF A WARRANT BE SENT TO THE PERSON NAMED IN THE ARREST WARRANT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB548/
- SB 541: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE TOWING OR STORAGE OF A VEHICLE, IMPLEMENT, OR PIECE OF MACHINERY; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF A VEHICLE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB541/
- SB 549: TO ENSURE THAT MANDATED COSTS AND FEES PAID BY A DEFENDANT IN A CRIMINAL CASE SHALL BE REFUNDED UPON AN ACQUITTAL, A DISMISSAL, OR AN ORDER OF NOLLE PROSEQUI. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB549/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.2K (State Senate Democrats median $64.8K). 93% 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.

- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2061814775529558124
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2041845805867237654
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2041534557208363303
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2041534560270209039
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2013726642485526607
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2013728197519560987
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2010175425281163732
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2010197331946430609
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2010204912085545244
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregLeding g/status/2000541128538337450

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/greg-leding/
- Campaign site: https://www.gregleding.com/
- X: https://x.com/GregLeding
- X: https://x.com/g
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregleding
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregleding
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gregleding
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregleding/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afd73d93-f65e-480d-ba40-3bc65f4fe95b