# Fran Cavenaugh

Fran Cavenaugh is a Republican member of the Arkansas House for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas House, district 30
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f3fd86cb-bfa0-47e0-8318-d53b2958c19c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3fd86cb-bfa0-47e0-8318-d53b2958c19c (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

Cavenaugh reported $91.3K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $10.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.09 (standard error 0.01), from 63 donors and 859 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 49. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas House 56.1%; rank 18 of 81).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1989: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING USED MOTOR VEHICLES BUYERS PROTECTION; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER'S LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1989/
- SB 563: TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY COMMISSION TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST AN EQUINE; AND TO ALLOW A BODY CONDITION… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB563/
- SB 529: TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENT TAX APPEALS COMMISSION ACT. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB529/
- HB 1750: TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX ACT OF 1979; AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1750/
- SB 426: TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS FELONIES INVOLVING VIOLENCE. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB426/
- HB 1716: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; AND TO PROHIBIT THE… (became law, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1716/
- SB 384: TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY SUBMIT A PROGRAM FACT SHEET TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB384/
- SB 380: TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT TO SUBMIT A REPORT CONCERNING THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB380/
- SB 381: TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MULTISTATE TAX COMMISSION AND… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB381/
- SB 379: TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING THE TAX ADVISORY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT A REPORT. (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB379/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $91.3K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://arkansashouse.org/district/30
- Campaign site: https://francavenaugh.com/
- X: https://x.com/francavenaugh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranCavenaughAR/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-cavenaugh-72919215/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3fd86cb-bfa0-47e0-8318-d53b2958c19c