# Nicole Clowney

Nicole Clowney is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 21
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3be3a52-2646-4ea6-9aef-e4ff36a16762

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3be3a52-2646-4ea6-9aef-e4ff36a16762 (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

Clowney sits at −0.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State House Democrats.

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

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Clowney | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 54.5% | 39.2% | 162 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 36.4% | 14.4% | 42 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 67% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.01), from 662 donors and 844 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 25. 81.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 11 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 517: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS; AND TO ALLOW A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO DESIGNATE A RESTROOM FOR CAMPAIGN WORKERS AND… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB517/
- SB 490: TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB490/
- SB 489: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF A MONUMENT ON THE STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DESEGREGATION OF THE CHARLESTON AND… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB489/
- HB 1783: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1783/
- SB 458: TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR… (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB458/
- HB 1641: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HARASSMENT; AND TO INCLUDE THE USE OF A TRACKING DEVICE IN THE OFFENSE OF HARASSMENT. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1641/
- SB 343: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND THE AUTOMOBILE AND PICKUP TRUCK ACQUISITION… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB343/
- HB 1503: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. (became law, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1503/
- HB 1322: TO AMEND THE LAWS UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONCERNING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH FROM OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; AND TO DECLARE AN… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1322/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1991583965728350671
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1982990286742561063
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1975999377119510884
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1965879433832902727
- 2025-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1960039299455271247
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1918805615868006863
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1915788047708295322
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1915788050778489322
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1915788052707917932
- 2025-04-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR/status/1914866821510934615

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/21
- Campaign site: https://www.nicoleclowney.org/
- X: https://x.com/NicoleClowneyAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleClowneyAR
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleclowneyar

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3be3a52-2646-4ea6-9aef-e4ff36a16762