# Matt Brown

Matt Brown is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 55
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1b32d51-8ec6-4493-afd2-1bc5feb44034

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1b32d51-8ec6-4493-afd2-1bc5feb44034 (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

Brown reported $166.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Brown 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 House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brown | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 12.7% | 47 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Law 100% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 147 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 51. 78.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 14 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 644: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE EXECUTION OF A WRIT OF POSSESSION; AND TO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF A MANUFACTURED HOME OR MOBILE HOME FROM PROPERTY THAT IS… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB644/
- HB 1959: TO ABOLISH THE USE OF A WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS AS THE MEANS OF REVIVING AN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A JUDGMENT TO BE REVIVED BY NOTICE; AND TO AMEND THE… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1959/
- HB 1928: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOIL NUTRIENT APPLICATION AND POULTRY LITTER UTILIZATION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1928/
- SB 579: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; AND TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC EMPLOYER FROM DEDUCTING LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB579/
- HB 1893: TO AUTHORIZE A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER OR BUSINESS OWNER TO BAN AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL FROM THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OR THE BUSINESS PREMISES; AND TO REGULATE… (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1893/
- SB 564: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "BEER" TO CHANGE THE ALLOWABLE ALCOHOLIC CONTENT AND TO INCLUDE MALT BEVERAGES. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB564/
- SB 537: TO CREATE THE EARNING SAFE REENTRY THROUGH WORK ACT; AND TO CREATE A SENTENCE CREDIT PROGRAM FOR A PERSON ON PROBATION, PAROLE, OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION TO… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB537/
- SB 522: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO THE TUITION AND FEES PAID BY STUDENTS… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB522/
- HB 1820: TO REGULATE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL AND CONTINUOUS SERVICE OFFERS. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1820/
- SB 463: TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO APPROVE OR DENY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS CONCERNING CLOSING OR ELIMINATING ELECTRIC GENERATION UNITS OR… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB463/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $166.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2025-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MattBrownAR/status/1921975358766580222
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattBrownAR/status/1912948897057783963
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MattBrownAR/status/1878994490763231577

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/55
- X: https://x.com/MattBrownAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattBrownAR/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1b32d51-8ec6-4493-afd2-1bc5feb44034