Matt Duffield
Republican · AR · AR State Representative
Matt Duffield serves in the Arkansas House and owns a business, after a career in professional wrestling and sports entertainment. A Harding University graduate, he belongs to the Kiwanis Club and hosts an annual veterans lunch in his community.
Where Matt Duffield stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record)
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 2, 2026
- Raised
- $372,076
- Spent
- $224,058
- Cash on hand
- $148,019
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
- Construction Engineering$15,700
- General Business$11,450
- Retired$10,695
- Healthcare / Medical$7,250
- Homemaker$3,500
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$278,611
- $1,000-$4,999$65,100
- $500-$999$9,750
- $250-$499$6,700
- $100-$249$3,950
- $1-$99$1,135
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · ethics-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 1974, which tells government employers to check new hires through E-Verify. The Arkansas House passed it 76-20 and it became Act 948 of 2025.
April 10, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 406, which bars recording a deed unless the person giving up the land shows photo ID. The Arkansas House passed it 51-31 and it became Act 752 of 2025.
April 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Sponsored HB1437, which became Act 158 and prohibited certain registered sex offenders from entering public water parks, swimming areas, and children’s playgrounds.
February 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Co-sponsored HB1103, which became Act 174 and increased the Arkansas homestead property-tax credit.
May 1, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 591, a standby law barring abortions sought because of the race of the fetus, not yet in force. The Arkansas House passed it 63-17 and it became Act 973 of 2025.
April 16, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass Senate Bill 551, which adds fraud warnings and ID checks to petitions for local votes on alcohol sales. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 764 of 2025.
April 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted to pass Senate Bill 486, which defines sex by biology and requires shared restrooms and sleeping rooms to be set aside for one sex. The Arkansas House passed it 60-22 and it became Act 955 of 2025.
April 16, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 433, which requires a Ten Commandments poster in every public classroom, library and tax-funded building. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 573 of 2025.
April 7, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Voted to pass Senate Joint Resolution 15, a proposed constitutional amendment letting lawmakers create economic development districts with public loans. The Arkansas House adopted it 74-21. Both chambers agreed, so it goes on the November 2026 ballot.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Sponsored HB1824, which became Act 688 and created the Dog and Cat Rescue Act, known as Daisy’s Law.
April 16, 2025
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 640, which ends the terms of every State Library Board member and lets the Governor appoint replacements. The Arkansas House passed it 60-29 and it became Act 903 of 2025.
April 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1866, Eli's Law, which requires audio recording devices in every school locker room from the 2027-2028 school year. The Arkansas House passed it 71-21 and it became Act 908 of 2025.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 446, which lets private landowners and businesses use automatic license plate readers. The Arkansas House passed it 56-27 and it became Act 668 of 2025.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1365, which strips race and sex requirements from the membership of about twenty state boards. The Arkansas House passed it 60-24 and it became Act 938 of 2025.
April 3, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 366, which creates a grant program to strengthen owner-occupied homes against wind and hail. The Arkansas House passed it 56-25 and it became Act 427 of 2025.
April 1, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 210, which requires petition signers to read or hear the ballot title in front of the canvasser. The Arkansas House passed it 57-33 and it became Act 274 of 2025.
March 10, 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 House passed it 62-29 and it became Act 273 of 2025.
March 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1503, which makes cities allow at least one accessory dwelling unit on a single-family lot. The Arkansas House passed it 67-19 and it became Act 313 of 2025.
March 6, 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 House passed it 67-23 and it became Act 302 of 2025.
March 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 208, which makes petition canvassers check a signer's photo ID before taking their name. The Arkansas House passed it 70-24 and it became Act 240 of 2025.
February 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 211, which makes every petition canvasser file a sworn statement of compliance with the Secretary of State. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 241 of 2025.
February 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 207, which makes petition canvassers warn each signer out loud that petition fraud is a crime. The Arkansas House passed it 67-26 and it became Act 218 of 2025.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
Sponsored HB1324, which became Act 108 and amended the permissible sales times for fireworks in Arkansas.
February 18, 2025
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026
Voted against passing House Bill 1222, which lets the Attorney General reject a ballot measure that clashes with federal law. The Arkansas House passed it 62-30 and it became Act 154 of 2025.
February 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Voted against passing Senate Bill 3, which bars state and local government from treating anyone better or worse because of race, sex or ethnicity. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 116 of 2025.
February 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026
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- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 53; Arkansas · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.