# Denise Garner

Denise Garner is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 20
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e8e66020-d749-42e0-9e4e-35962d7f31f4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8e66020-d749-42e0-9e4e-35962d7f31f4 (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

Garner sits at −0.26 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 158 donors and 848 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 29.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1999: TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO CERTAIN STUDENTS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1999/
- HB 1985: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS RENTER REFUND ACT; AND TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS WHO ARE RESIDENTIAL TENANTS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1985/
- HB 1761: TO INCREASE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INCOME LIMITS FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNTS IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1761/
- HR 1051: TO RECOGNIZE EATING DISORDER ACTION WEEK AS A TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE EDUCATION, AND ENCOURAGE EARLY INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR EATING DISORDERS. (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HR1051/
- HB 1029: TO SET THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SERVICES RELATED TO ADDICTION. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1029/
- HB 1027: TO CREATE THE BRIGHTER START ACT OF 2025; AND TO REQUIRE THE TREASURER OF STATE TO MAKE A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION TO EACH EXISTING AND FUTURE ARKANSAS BRIGHTER… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1027/
- HB 1031: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EDUCATION ACT OF 2025; AND TO ENSURE THE HEALTH CURRICULUM IN ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADDRESSES CERTAIN HEALTH ISSUES… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1031/
- HB 1019: TO CREATE THE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE ACT OF 2025; TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ASSIST EMPLOYEES WITH CHILDCARE COSTS; AND TO REPLACE THE… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1019/
- HB 1015: TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX LAWS; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1015/
- HB 1021: TO CREATE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE QUALITY INCENTIVE ACT; AND TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKERS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1021/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/20
- Campaign site: https://denisegarner.com/
- X: https://x.com/df_garner
- X: https://x.com/DeniseforAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfgarner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deniseforArkansas20/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deniseforarkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegarnerforarkansas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8e66020-d749-42e0-9e4e-35962d7f31f4