# Fred Love

Fred Love is a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b35d0a49-a7f2-4013-83f0-a2feb42adba3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b35d0a49-a7f2-4013-83f0-a2feb42adba3 (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

Love sits at −0.10 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Love 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 Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Love | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.10 (standard error 0.02), from 256 donors and 285 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 12 bills: 6 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 24. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 29 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 32: TO RECOGNIZE THE PARKVIEW ARTS AND SCIENCES MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL PATRIOTS BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE 2026 CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONS. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR32/
- HCMR 1001: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF BISHOP KENNETH LYDELL ROBINSON SR. AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HCMR1001/
- SB 632: TO AMEND THE FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; AND TO REQUIRE WARNING LABELS FOR HAIR RELAXERS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN CHEMICALS. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB632/
- SR 45: TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 17, 2025, AS JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, INC., GREATER LITTLE ROCK CHAPTER DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR45/
- HB 1711: TO ALLOW A MUNICIPAL PORT AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A POLICE FORCE; AND TO ESTABLISH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A MUNICIPAL PORT AUTHORITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1711/
- SB 318: TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS BASED ON INCOME AND AGE. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB318/
- SR 28: TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS COMMUNITIES, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR28/
- SR 29: TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS COMMUNITIES, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR29/
- SR 9: CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025. (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR9/
- SR 8: TO RECOGNIZE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025, AS THE LINKS LEGISLATIVE DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE LINKS, INCORPORATED FOR ITS SERVICE AND… (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR8/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,750 (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/Fredlove4rep29/status/1983978501121437903
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Fredlove4rep29/status/1933581711696081082
- 2025-04-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Fredlove4rep29/status/1915134153307398605

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/fredrick-j-love/
- X: https://x.com/Fredlove4rep29
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Fredrick-Love-Diputado-Representante-Distrito-29/100063491486405/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fredloveforarkansas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredloveforarkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrick-love-6195052a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b35d0a49-a7f2-4013-83f0-a2feb42adba3