# Dave Wallace

Dave Wallace is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f009d442-b840-4308-b48e-f38591e5d0d4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f009d442-b840-4308-b48e-f38591e5d0d4 (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

Wallace reported $2,800 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

12 classified statements: 12 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 | Wallace | 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 | 25.0% | 37.3% | 255 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 36 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 33% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 213 donors and 852 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 57 bills: 52 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 38. 64.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 20 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 28: TO PROCLAIM APRIL 21, 2026, AS ARKANSAS LINEWORKER APPRECIATION DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND TO COMMEND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE ARKANSAS AS UTILITY… (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR28/
- SR 25: TO RECOGNIZE THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ARKANSAS FOR ITS LONGSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOTER EDUCATION, AND SERVICE TO THE STATE OF… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR25/
- SR 14: TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON APRIL 15, 2026. (introduced, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/SR14/
- HB 1079: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HB1079/
- SB 641: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING WORK-RELEASE PROGRAMS; AND TO ALLOW A SHERIFF TO ELECT TO HOUSE WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB641/
- SR 69: TO PROCLAIM APRIL 9, 2025, AS ARKANSAS LINEWORKER APPRECIATION DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND TO COMMEND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE ARKANSAS AS UTILITY… (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR69/
- HB 1986: CONCERNING EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR CHILDREN OF FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS AND CHILDREN OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1986/
- HB 1987: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, CEMETERIES, AND BURIAL SERVICES; AND TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1987/
- HB 1953: TO PROVIDE FOR A SURCHARGE TO BE ASSESSED ON INMATE PHONE CALLS TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF SECURITY NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH INMATE COMMUNICATIONS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1953/
- HB 1948: TO AMEND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE OFFENSE OF NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IS COMMITTED; AND TO REPEAL THE ABILITY OF A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OR DEFENDANT TO… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1948/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,800 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/2069386252885926287
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/2066272428213354834
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/2066300741300486355
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/2064811870683300304
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1977346963445104800
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1977348518625919104
- 2025-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1975175028988588454
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1901958255728873564
- 2025-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1887614479342489694
- 2025-02-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenDaveWallace/status/1887614496770040298

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/david-wallace/
- Campaign site: https://www.daveforarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenDaveWallace
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.wallace.35
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electdave/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatordavewallace/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wallace-b8788527/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f009d442-b840-4308-b48e-f38591e5d0d4