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Bruce Cozart

Republican · AR · AR State Representative

Bruce Cozart serves in the Arkansas House and owns Bruce Cozart Construction, a commercial and residential general contracting firm. He is president of the Arkansas Home Builders Association and served a decade on the Lake Hamilton School Board.

Where Bruce Cozart stands, based on their records

Supports

Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Immigration (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record), Data Privacy (2 records),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$48,022
Spent
$2,570
Cash on hand
$45,452

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$45,572
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$45,572
  • $500-$999$2,000
  • $250-$499$250
  • $100-$249$200

Source: Arkansas Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · ethics-disclosures.sos.arkansas.gov

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1965, which sets up grants and loans to help food shops open where fresh food is hard to buy. The Arkansas House passed it 58-28 and it became Act 870 of 2025.

    April 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

  • Co-sponsored House Bill 1002, which prohibited government-mandated COVID-19 vaccination and became Act 10.

    September 14, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1627, which makes property tax bills tell taxpayers about relief for older and disabled homeowners. The Arkansas House passed it 58-17 and it became Act 877 of 2025.

    April 8, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 2 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

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 426, the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act, which adds prison time for violent crimes by people here illegally. The Arkansas House passed it 73-20 and it became Act 654 of 2025.

    April 9, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 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

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1017, which makes the state pay the whole cost of 12 weeks of maternity leave for public school staff. The Arkansas House passed it 68-19 and it became Act 904 of 2025.

    April 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 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 · 7 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

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 584, which applies statewide ballot petition rules to county and city petitions. The Arkansas House passed it 73-20 and it became Act 768 of 2025.

    April 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 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 House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 241 of 2025.

    February 25, 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 House passed it 67-26 and it became Act 218 of 2025.

    February 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

  • Co-sponsored a 2023 Arkansas law requiring the secretary of state to check the voter roll against other states and Social Security death records (Act 441, House Bill 1407).

    April 4, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support

  • Co-sponsored House Bill 1001, which reduced Arkansas income-tax rates and became Act 1 of the 2026 first extraordinary session.

    May 6, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 oppose

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 6 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 520, which bars counties, cities and towns from running a diversity, equity and inclusion program. The Arkansas House passed it 68-22 and it became Act 747 of 2025.

    April 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1017, which makes the state pay the whole cost of 12 weeks of maternity leave for public school staff. The Arkansas House passed it 68-19 and it became Act 904 of 2025.

    April 9, 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

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 296, which requires the county clerk's early voting site to sit in the county seat. The Arkansas House passed it 72-21 and it became Act 282 of 2025.

    March 10, 2025Opposes 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 House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 116 of 2025.

    February 6, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

Track record — General

General · 10 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

  • Voted to pass 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 Senate Bill 364, which lets an unlicensed contractor sue a customer for the value of the work after paying fines. The Arkansas House passed it 66-23 and it became Act 750 of 2025.

    April 14, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026

  • Voted against passing House Bill 1945, which lets students transfer to another public school inside their own district. The Arkansas House passed it 59-30 and it became Act 913 of 2025.

    April 9, 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 to pass 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

  • Served as Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the Arkansas House during the 2015 term.

    January 12, 2015

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

  • Won a special election and began serving in the Arkansas House on March 11, 2011.

    March 11, 2011

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

  • Served on the Lake Hamilton School Board from 1991 through 2001.

    December 31, 2001

    Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.