# Keith Brooks

Keith Brooks is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 78.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 78
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4c881c3-3d11-4cc4-a40d-64d3d0e11c60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4c881c3-3d11-4cc4-a40d-64d3d0e11c60 (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

Brooks sits at +0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.03), from 153 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 39. 76.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 17 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1050: TO RECOGNIZE THE JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL SENATORS AS THE 2025 CLASS 5A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1050/
- HR 1051: TO RECOGNIZE THE JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL SENATORS BOYS' SWIM AND DIVE TEAM AS THE 2026 CLASS 1A-4A STATE CHAMPIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1051/
- HR 1120: TO HONOR CRAIG JONES, LONGTIME CHOIR TEACHER AT HARDING ACADEMY IN SEARCY, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS UPCOMING RETIREMENT. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1120/
- SB 625: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB625/
- SB 604: TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE REGARDING THE COURSE CHOICE PROGRAM. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB604/
- HB 1964: TO MOVE THE CHILD WELFARE OMBUDSMAN DIVISION AND THE JUVENILE OMBUDSMAN DIVISION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1964/
- HB 1866: TO CREATE ELI'S LAW; AND TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL TO INSTALL AN AUDIO RECORDING DEVICE IN EACH LOCKER ROOM AND DRESSING ROOM ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1866/
- SB 525: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INCORPORATION AND ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO TRANSFER INCORPORATION DUTIES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB525/
- SB 507: TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO COVER APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB507/
- SB 470: TO REQUIRE AN ADULT APPROVED TO OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT TO CERTAIN STUDENTS IN A VIRTUAL SETTING TO MEET CERTAIN… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB470/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/78
- Campaign site: https://www.keithforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/babblingbrooks5
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-brooks-0017403/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4c881c3-3d11-4cc4-a40d-64d3d0e11c60