The Real Deal Democrats grades are in!

Unfortunately, our Arkansas Democratic legislators averaged only a C grade in the most recent session.

This unacceptable grade further underscores why Democrats need to stop accepting corporate money/bribes. Corporate contributions influence our legislators in negative ways, and we must stop accepting these bribes if we ever want to win a majority in Arkansas again.

We track all state legislative activity and assign grades to each Democratic senator and representative of the 95th General Assembly. Here’s how the grading works:

  • 5 points for sponsoring an RDD-related priority bill (click here to learn more about RDD priorities)

  • 5 points for voting the RDD way on a priority act or vetoed bill

  • 1 point for voting the RDD way on an act, vetoed bill, or proposed constitutional amendment

After a thorough review of all 1,026 acts, three vetoed bills, four constitutional amendments that had floor votes, and bills sponsored by Democratic legislators, the average score was 1,016 out of 1,293 possible points for a grade of 79% (that’s a C grade in most public schools). We must do better next session.

Here is a complete list of every Arkansas Democratic legislator and corresponding grade:

  • Diana G. Worthen: B 85%

  • Andrew Collins: B 85%

  • Ashley Hudson: B 85%

  • Clarke Tucker: B 85%

  • Denise Garner: B 84%

  • Nicole Clowney: B 84%

  • Tippi McCullough: B 84%

  • Joy Springer: B 83%

  • Jamie Scott: B 83%

  • Jessie McGruder: B 82%

  • Greg Leding: B 82%

  • Lincoln Barnett: B 81%

  • Denise Ennett: B 81%

  • Fredrick Love: B 80%

  • David Whitaker: C 79%

  • Reginald Murdock: C 78%

  • Mark Perry: C 76%

  • Stephen Magie: C 76%

  • Jay Richardson: C 76%

  • Glenn Barnes: C 73%

  • Tracy Steele: C 73%

  • Tara Shephard: C 72%

  • Kenneth Ferguson: D 69%

  • Fred Allen: D 66%

  • Stephanie Flowers: D 63%