# Matt McKee

Matt McKee is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dfe71972-1012-4330-af2a-98482d9aa3bc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfe71972-1012-4330-af2a-98482d9aa3bc (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

100% of McKee’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arkansas, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McKee | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 37.3% | 284 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 15.4% | 16 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Energy 50% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.04), from 167 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 22 bills: 19 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 37. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 8 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 29: TO CONGRATULATE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCES, AND THE ARTS STUDENTS ON SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO OBSERVE ARKANSAS SCHOOL… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR29/
- 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/
- SR 68: TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVISION OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE'S INTERSTATE CRIMINAL PATROL FOR WINNING TOP HONORS AT THE GULF COAST HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA… (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR68/
- HB 1994: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES; AND TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BY A SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY TO AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE OCCUPANT'S… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1994/
- HB 1974: TO PROHIBIT STATE ENTITIES FROM EMPLOYING UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS; TO ESTABLISH THE E-VERIFY REQUIREMENT ACT; AND TO REQUIRE STATE ENTITIES TO USE E-VERIFY TO… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1974/
- 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/
- SB 596: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING ENERGY; TO ESTABLISH A STATE ENERGY POLICY; TO REGULATE RETIREMENT OF DISPATCHABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE… (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB596/
- 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/
- SB 594: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION TO SUPPLY A PUBLIC SERVICE OR TO EXTEND A… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB594/
- HB 1870: CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS; AND TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE A VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO FEDERAL COURTS. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1870/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/2090254036985684232
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/2089859184741454286
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/2074655909553602743
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/2020699039650750680
- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1990465688478351740
- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1962969209656508602
- 2025-08-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1951655967935881337
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1913068539516174801
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1902069321742049580
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR/status/1878988804100665797

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/matt-mckee/
- Campaign site: https://www.mattmckeeforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/MattMcKeeAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattMcKeeArkansas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattmckee
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mckee-64471062/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfe71972-1012-4330-af2a-98482d9aa3bc