# Sonia Barker

Sonia Barker is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 96
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bd3c22f6-b1b5-4089-b03b-f8198ca843a2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd3c22f6-b1b5-4089-b03b-f8198ca843a2 (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

33% of the 6 bills Barker sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Arkansas House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.04), from 51 donors and 291 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 40. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 68 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 5: TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT OF NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE DESIGNATION BY THE WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS… (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SCR5/
- HMR 1005: TO REMEMBER LAWRENCE ERVIN BEARDEN AND TO RECOGNIZE HIS LIFETIME OF DEDICATION TO HIS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND THE NATION. (in committee, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HMR1005/
- HR 1044: TO RECOGNIZE THE STRONG HIGH SCHOOL BULLDOGS EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL TEAM FOR ITS 2024-25 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY. (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1044/
- HB 1477: TO ALLOW THE GOVERNING BODY OF AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO SUBMIT AN APPLICANT FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE ARKANSAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR. (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1477/
- HR 1040: TO RECOGNIZE THE SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY CHEERLEADING TEAM AS THE 2024 CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1040/
- HB 1199: TO REPEAL THE STATUTE CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS GRANTING A LEGAL TRANSFER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. (became law, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1199/
- HB 1008: TO AMEND THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT IN ARKANSAS KIDS PROGRAM ACT AND THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (passed one chamber, 2023-09-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023S1/HB1008/
- SB 5: TO AMEND THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT IN ARKANSAS KIDS PROGRAM ACT AND THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2023-09-15) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023S1/SB5/
- SB 568: TO AMEND ACTS 2023, NO. 237; AND TO AMEND THE LIMITATION ON THE FUNDS A PARTICIPATING STUDENT MAY RECEIVE UNDER THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM… (became law, 2023-04-11) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023/SB568/
- SB 560: TO AMEND ELEMENTS OF THE FUN PARKS GRANTS PROGRAM. (became law, 2023-04-11) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2023/SB560/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/96
- X: https://x.com/barker_sonia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonia.barker.7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soniaforstaterep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soniaeubanksbarker/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bd3c22f6-b1b5-4089-b03b-f8198ca843a2