# Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fea1d80a-0cfb-4b26-9123-2a6c2e951d60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fea1d80a-0cfb-4b26-9123-2a6c2e951d60 (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

79% of the 14 bills Sullivan sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Arkansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.01), from 274 donors and 863 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 13 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 18. 78.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 4 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1080: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES - JONESBORO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPROPRIATION FOR THE… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2026F/HB1080/
- SB 643: TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB643/
- SB 547: TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A HOMESCHOOLED STUDENT LIVE WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATING IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB547/
- SB 536: TO ABOLISH AND TRANSFER THE ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY AND THE STATE LIBRARY BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB536/
- SB 520: TO PROHIBIT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICES, OFFICERS, POLICIES, OR PRACTICES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB520/
- HB 1684: TO CREATE THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED (PATHS) ACT. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1684/
- HB 1640: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ADMINISTRATOR" AS IT RELATES TO ETHICAL GUIDELINES AND PROHIBITIONS; AND TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC TO… (became law, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1640/
- SB 309: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PSYCHIATRIC COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL"; AND TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CLINICAL… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB309/
- HB 1507: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL JUSTICE, OR GOVERNANCE SCORES; AND TO CLARIFY THE EXEMPTIONS FROM DIVESTMENT FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS. (became law, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1507/
- SB 184: TO TRANSFER THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION AND THE STATE LIBRARY BOARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB184/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $141.9K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/dan-sullivan/
- Campaign site: https://senatordansullivanarkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/SullivanforAR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SullivanForArkansas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dansullivan4128
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sullivan-31029195/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fea1d80a-0cfb-4b26-9123-2a6c2e951d60