Matthew Brown
Arkansas State Representative, District 55 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 18
- 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +17.0
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 3
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Boys State · vice chair
- Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
- Judiciary
- Legislative Joint Auditing
- Performance Review
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Brown 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 | Counting | D+3.0 | R+11.6 | −14.6 |
| 2024 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | R+17.0 | R+11.6 | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | R+15.5 | R+8.6 | +6.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $177.8K
- Spent
- $176.7K
- Cash
- $122.7K
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Brown, Matthew State | Active |
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Seats Brown has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brown has run against
- Cynthia Nations (D) · 2026 election
- Dee Sanders (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Brown
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d1b32d51-8ec6-4493-afd2-1bc5feb44034
- Wikidata Q123111687
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET