Tyler Dees
Republican · AR · AR State Senator
Tyler Dees serves in the Arkansas Senate and is director of business development for Simmons Foods. He holds an MBA and a master's in leadership and ethics, and chaired the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce board.
Where Tyler Dees stands, based on their records
Supports
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Election Integrity (4 records),
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Civil Rights (1 support · 2 oppose), Corporate Accountability (3 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 2, 2026
- Raised
- $87,820
- Spent
- $61,771
- Cash on hand
- $37,046
Totals are the Arkansas Secretary of State's registration figures; occupation and contribution-size breakdowns are computed from itemized receipts, so non-itemized contributions are not broken down.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Agriculture$11,700
- Retired$10,720
- Construction Engineering$2,750
- Unknown$1,600
- General Business$1,450
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$58,200
- $500-$999$21,205
- $250-$499$6,300
- $100-$249$1,875
- $1-$99$240
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · ethics-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov
Track record
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1752, which protects health, college and disability savings accounts from debt judgments. The Arkansas Senate passed it 18-14 and it became Act 681 of 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 392, which rebuilds how Arkansas classifies and pays state employees. The Arkansas Senate passed it 22-7 and it became Act 499 of 2025.
April 1, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Joint Resolution 11, a proposed constitutional amendment widening the right to keep and bear arms to hunting, recreation and ammunition. The Arkansas Senate adopted it 28-7. Both chambers agreed, so it goes on the November 2026 ballot.
April 10, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 551, which adds fraud warnings and ID checks to petitions for local votes on alcohol sales. The Arkansas Senate passed it 18-9 and it became Act 764 of 2025.
April 3, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 211, which makes every petition canvasser file a sworn statement of compliance with the Secretary of State. The Arkansas Senate passed it 24-9 and it became Act 241 of 2025.
March 3, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 207, which makes petition canvassers warn each signer out loud that petition fraud is a crime. The Arkansas Senate passed it 25-9 and it became Act 218 of 2025.
February 26, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 210, which requires petition signers to read or hear the ballot title in front of the canvasser. The Arkansas Senate passed it 22-10 and it became Act 274 of 2025.
February 12, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to pass House Bill 1641, which makes using a tracking device to follow someone part of the crime of harassment. The Arkansas Senate passed it 20-6 and it became Act 600 of 2025.
April 8, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 1365, which strips race and sex requirements from the membership of about twenty state boards. The Arkansas Senate passed it 24-6 and it became Act 938 of 2025.
April 15, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 223, which lists religious rights students and staff keep at public schools. The Arkansas Senate passed it 25-8 and it became Act 400 of 2025.
February 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 3, which bars state and local government from treating anyone better or worse because of race, sex or ethnicity. The Arkansas Senate passed it 24-6 and it became Act 116 of 2025.
February 12, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 491, which makes state employee benefits contractors agree to outside data audits. The Arkansas Senate passed it 19-7 and it became Act 956 of 2025.
April 16, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1683, which bars governments from buying electric vehicles without a sworn statement that no forced labor was used. The Arkansas Senate passed it 19-9 and it became Act 924 of 2025.
April 15, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1150, which bars a pharmacy benefits manager from owning a retail pharmacy in Arkansas. The Arkansas Senate passed it 26-9 and it became Act 624 of 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 307, the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act, which lets utilities charge customers for big new plants while still building them. The Arkansas Senate passed it 23-9 and it became Act 373 of 2025.
March 12, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted to pass Senate Bill 437, which creates a permit system for large wind farms with setback rules. The Arkansas Senate passed it 18-14 and it became Act 945 of 2025.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1878, which requires early voting sites in every city of more than 15,000 people. The Arkansas Senate passed it 18-16 and it became Act 978 of 2025.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1929, which bars state agencies from using the term West Bank and requires Judea and Samaria instead. The Arkansas Senate passed it 22-11 and it became Act 797 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1965, which sets up grants and loans to help food shops open where fresh food is hard to buy. The Arkansas Senate passed it 22-10 and it became Act 870 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1428, which caps bed height at 23 inches in hotel rooms built for guests with mobility disabilities. The Arkansas Senate passed it 18-14 and it became Act 855 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1424, which makes Medicaid and private health plans cover care for illnesses caused by severe obesity. The Arkansas Senate passed it 23-6 and it became Act 628 of 2025.
April 8, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1574, which lets only Arkansas residents be paid to collect ballot petition signatures. The Arkansas Senate passed it 25-8 and it became Act 453 of 2025.
March 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1489, which lets Arkansas carry out a death sentence with nitrogen gas as well as lethal injection. The Arkansas Senate passed it 26-9 and it became Act 302 of 2025.
March 11, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1222, which lets the Attorney General reject a ballot measure that clashes with federal law. The Arkansas Senate passed it 25-8 and it became Act 154 of 2025.
February 18, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1221, which voids petition signatures collected after the next general election following approval of the wording. The Arkansas Senate passed it 25-8 and it became Act 153 of 2025.
February 18, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 209, which throws out every signature a canvasser collected if that canvasser broke petition law. The Arkansas Senate passed it 21-11 and it became Act 273 of 2025.
February 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Race Tyler Dees is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 35; Arkansas · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.