RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Jim Dotson

Arkansas State Senator, District 34 since 2022. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Arkansas State Senator, District 34

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
32
74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin
+27.8
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Legislative Council · ex officio
  • Legislative Joint Auditing · vice chair
  • Public Retirement and Social Security Programs · co-chair
  • Education
  • Girls State
  • Legislative Facilities
  • Military and Veterans Affairs
  • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 74 sponsored · 32 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
HB 1866 TO CREATE ELI'S LAW; AND TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL TO INSTALL AN AUDIO RECORDING DEVICE IN EACH LOCKER…
Became law Apr 2025
SB 572 TO CREATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEARNING MATERIALS.
Became law Apr 2025
SB 183 TO AMEND THE UNIVERSAL ACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ACT; AND TO AMEND THE TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY…
Became law Apr 2025
SB 470 TO REQUIRE AN ADULT APPROVED TO OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT TO CERTAIN…
Became law Apr 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Dotson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Arkansas State Senate, District 34WonR+27.8
2022Arkansas State Senate, District 34WonR+39.6
2020Arkansas House of Representatives, District 93WonR+16.2
2018Arkansas House of Representatives, District 93WonR+15.9
2016Arkansas House of Representatives, District 93Won—
2014Arkansas House of Representatives, District 93WonR+41.0
2012Arkansas House of Representatives, District 93Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Dotson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Dotson has run against

  • Kaylee Wedgeworth (D) · 2024 general, won
  • J. P. Devilliers (L) · 2022 general, won
  • Daisy Bonilla (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Gayatri Jane Agnew (D) · 2018 general, won
  • Leah Marie Williams (D) · 2014 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Dotson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET