# Clarke Tucker

Clarke Tucker is a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cdb599f1-f956-430d-9ba2-87ce18d3fd53

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cdb599f1-f956-430d-9ba2-87ce18d3fd53 (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

Tucker sits at −0.12 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Democrats.

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

20 classified statements: 20 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 | Tucker | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 15.0% | 42.9% | 301 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 3.4% | 78 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 33% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Health 33% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 587 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 58 bills: 50 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 39 became law. Cosponsored 33. 70.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 12 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 39: TO COMMEMORATE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVANTS AND TO OBSERVE PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK FROM MAY 3 THROUGH 9, 2026. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR39/
- SB 77: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SB77/
- SB 646: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; AND TO PROHIBIT THE DISQUALIFICATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE BASED ON A PRIOR… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB646/
- SR 65: TO SUPPORT ARKANSAS'S ENGAGING THE JUSTICE COUNTS METRICS AND TO URGE POLICYMAKERS THROUGHOUT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT AND UTILIZE THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR65/
- SB 614: TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB614/
- SB 600: TO REGULATE CONTRACTS; TO MANDATE CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS; AND TO CLARIFY PROPER JURISDICTION FOR CERTAIN CONTACTS. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB600/
- SB 603: TO CREATE EMMA'S LAW; AND TO REQUIRE AN AIR AMBULANCE TO CONTACT THE ARKANSAS TRAUMA SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDATION ON THE BEST DESTINATION TO TRANSPORT A PERSON. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB603/
- SB 599: TO ELIMINATE INTERLOCUTORY DECREES OF ADOPTION; AND TO AMEND THE REVISED UNIFORM ADOPTION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB599/
- HB 1895: TO ALLOW A CORPORATION OR VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION TO EMPLOY IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT AFFILIATES OF THE CORPORATION OR VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1895/
- SB 583: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST LISTS RELATING TO PHARMACY SERVICES. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB583/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/2004972624968057093
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/2002393210375541070
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1980648460539093269
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1979193768554193277
- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1962923354651844986
- 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1945211844383162842
- 2025-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1942651914468089898
- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1939678721721467327
- 2025-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1938023115285479452
- 2025-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/clarketucker/status/1929630471157076339

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/clarke-tucker/
- Campaign site: https://www.clarketucker.com/
- X: https://x.com/clarketucker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TuckerForStateSenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarketuckerforstatesenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYqyjQRaTf4PXAxqDeY-ng
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarke-tucker-51b14894/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cdb599f1-f956-430d-9ba2-87ce18d3fd53