# Karilyn Brown

Karilyn Brown is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 67.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 67
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dfbad34c-8e78-4a93-9029-9e50cb0ccb51

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfbad34c-8e78-4a93-9029-9e50cb0ccb51 (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 sits at +0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Republicans.

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

76 classified statements: 76 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 | 6.6% | 2.9% | 113 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 9.3% | 501 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 5.3% | 31.9% | 740 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.6% | 12.7% | 642 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 258 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 50% (State House Republicans 10%); Commerce 25% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Finance and Financial Sector 25% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 78 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 59. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 40 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1045: TO CONGRATULATE THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE 2026 STATE CHORAL FESTIVAL. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HR1045/
- HB 1967: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF SEXUAL IMAGES OR RECORDINGS. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1967/
- SB 591: TO PROHIBIT RACE-SELECTION ABORTION IN THIS STATE; AND TO CREATE THE RACE DISCRIMINATION BY ABORTION PROHIBITION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB591/
- SB 559: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB559/
- SB 422: TO ALLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW OR EXISTING ARKANSAS BRIGHTER FUTURE FUND PLAN ACCOUNT; AND TO REQUIRE THE TREASURER OF STATE TO… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB422/
- HB 1663: TO PROHIBIT AN AWARD OF ALIMONY OR TERMINATE ALIMONY FOR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED AN ACT OF CIVIL OR CRIMINAL DOMESTIC ABUSE WHEN THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1663/
- HB 1664: TO AMEND "QUINCY'S LAW" CONCERNING PHYSICAL EXAMS AND OTHER TESTING IN AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING ALLEGED ABUSE UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; AND TO… (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1664/
- HB 1545: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1545/
- HB 1485: TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR SALES TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT VETERANS' FACILITIES. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1485/
- HJR 1020: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BE KNOWN AS THE VICTIM’S BILL OF RIGHTS; AND TO PROVIDE RIGHTS FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENT AND SEXUAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HJR1020/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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.

- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2100558301670916307
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2100562682206191873
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2095901762737590763
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2095901931306643842
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2095902075225776187
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2084768534182117830
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2076277240434688396
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2076278137218854971
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2076278255066202343
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarilynBrown1/status/2059631334327238661

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/67
- X: https://x.com/KarilynBrown1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarilynBrownAR/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karilynbrown1s/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karilyn-brown-5b93b633/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfbad34c-8e78-4a93-9029-9e50cb0ccb51