# DeAnn Vaught

DeAnn Vaught is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 87.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 87
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b165a0c6-fe5a-4505-9f6f-aaafce582b6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b165a0c6-fe5a-4505-9f6f-aaafce582b6a (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

Vaught sits at +0.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 161 donors and 790 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 40 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 60. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 46 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1001: FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE AT 12:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026, IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER, TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY THE… (introduced, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1001/
- HR 1002: TO AUTHORIZE RECESSES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR THE SENATE, OR BOTH, FOR PERIODS OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR LONGER. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1002/
- HB 1962: TO PROHIBIT A SCHOOL FROM SERVING OR SELLING ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS DURING THE NORMAL SCHOOL DAY. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1962/
- HB 1944: TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS EMS FOUNDATION; AND TO REPEAL THE GRAND LODGE OF ARKANSAS… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1944/
- HB 1865: TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1865/
- HR 1087: TO RECOGNIZE THE DE QUEEN HIGH SCHOOL LADY LEOPARDS BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1087/
- HB 1799: TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE METHODS OF REPORTING UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1799/
- HB 1806: TO PROVIDE CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY FOR PARENTS OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS; AND TO ALLOW A PARENT TO REVIEW AND OPT OUT OF SELECTED LIBRARY… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1806/
- HB 1747: TO CREATE THE BABIES AT SCHOOL ACT; AND TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO PERMIT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PARENTS TO BRING THEIR INFANTS SIX MONTHS OR YOUNGER TO WORK. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1747/
- HB 1772: CONCERNING VEGETABLE GARDEN PROTECTION. (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1772/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/87
- Campaign site: https://www.deannvaught.com/about
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeAnnVaughtHD4
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvaught33/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deann-vaught-ab3626a4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b165a0c6-fe5a-4505-9f6f-aaafce582b6a