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Kathy Lewison

Democratic · AR · Pulaski County Justice of the Peace, District 3

Kathy Lewison serves on the Pulaski County Quorum Court, where she first served from 2003 to 2006 and again since 2009. She sits on its agenda committee.

Where Kathy Lewison stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (2 records)

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Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
  • Voted against a resolution backing a state law for refundable deposits on drink containers to pay for recycling. The resolution failed 6-8, with one member abstaining.

    September 26, 2006Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support
  • Voted to spend county reserve money on an outside forensic audit of county finances. The Quorum Court approved it 12-0, with one member voting present.

    June 23, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to start a study of other ways to organize county executive offices, run by a new advisory board. It passed 13-2.

    October 22, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
  • Voted to upgrade one job and add one job in the sheriff's enforcement department. The budget change passed 11-3.

    August 27, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to add county general fund money to the jail's medical department. The measure failed 5-8, with one member abstaining.

    May 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
  • Voted to upgrade one job and add one job in the sheriff's enforcement department. The budget change passed 11-3.

    August 27, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Led a resolution setting a policy against police using excessive force on people at peaceful civil rights protests. The Quorum Court passed it 11-0.

    May 26, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Led a budget change that accepted grant money for a program helping tenants pay rent and funded a housing administrator job. It passed 13-0.

    March 22, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Led a budget change that accepted grant money for a program helping tenants pay rent and funded a housing administrator job. It passed 13-0.

    March 22, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — General

General · 7 records
  • Voted for a temporary pause on new data center projects outside city limits. The pause failed, with 9 yes votes, 4 no votes, and 2 members voting present.

    May 26, 2026

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted to adopt the findings of a countywide land use study and plan for areas outside city limits. It passed 9-6.

    May 27, 2025

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Led a county law that changed the monthly trash pickup rate for homes to cover expected costs. It passed 11-3.

    August 22, 2023

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted for a resolution praising county election staff and condemning some election commissioners for making elections political. It failed, with 7 yes votes, 4 no votes, and 3 abstaining.

    January 26, 2021

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted against cutting vacant county jobs to create a new Director of Juvenile Justice Services position. The measure failed, with 7 yes votes, 5 no votes, and 2 abstaining.

    July 23, 2019

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted against calling a countywide election on a quarter-cent sales tax to fund Rock Region METRO buses and transit. The election call passed 8-6.

    December 15, 2015

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted against asking state lawmakers to put a term limit for justices of the peace on the ballot. The Quorum Court still passed the request 8-6.

    October 25, 2005

    Source: portal.laserfiche.com · researched September 17, 2026

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Profile last researched September 16, 2026.