# Tracy Steele

Tracy Steele is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 72.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 72
- Serving since: 1999-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/be626067-db01-4481-b096-d2792ff189c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be626067-db01-4481-b096-d2792ff189c8 (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

9.1% of the 11 bills Steele sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Arkansas House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.12), from 7 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 17. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 78 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- HR 1102: TO HONOR REGINA RENEE HENSON FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK THROUGH HER ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF SHERMAN PARK COMMUNITY… (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1102/
- HR 1103: TO RECOGNIZE CHARLOTTE THOMAS ON THE OCCASION OF HER UPCOMING RETIREMENT FOR HER FIFTY-ONE YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE CITY OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1103/
- HB 1888: TO AMEND THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES LAW; AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT RECORDS FOR INDIVIDUALS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1888/
- HR 1091: TO HONOR HERBERT M. SCOTT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1091/
- HB 1709: TO AMEND THE HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM; AND TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IN THE HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1709/
- HMR 1004: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF FORMER ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN, AND FORTY-THIRD GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS JAMES "JIM" GUY TUCKER FOR HIS… (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HMR1004/
- HB 1436: TO PLACE LOCATION RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS OPERATING A SLAUGHTERHOUSE ON THE SAME GROUNDS AS THE FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1436/
- HR 1024: TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH DURING FEBRUARY 2025, AND TO RECOGNIZE AND APPLAUD THE SACRIFICES AND MYRIAD CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AFRICAN AMERICAN… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1024/
- HR 1025: TO RECOGNIZE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025, AS DAISY GATSON BATES DAY, AND TO HONOR DAISY GATSON BATES FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARKANSAS, THE NATION, AND THE… (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1025/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,679 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/72
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Steele4StateRep/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votetracysteele
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votetracysteele/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Votetracysteele
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-steele-52506141/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be626067-db01-4481-b096-d2792ff189c8