Sonia Eubanks Barker
Arkansas State Representative, District 96 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 2
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +45.6
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Aging, Children And Youth and Legislative Affairs · chair
- Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight
- Education
- Legislative Joint Auditing
- Management
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Mar 2025
Became law Feb 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Barker 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 District 96 | Won | — | R+50.9 | — |
| 2024 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | R+45.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 96 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+19.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+17.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $22.3K
- Spent
- $11.8K
- Cash
- $13.4K
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Sep 14, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Barker, Sonia E. State | Active |
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State filings through Sep 14, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
Seats Barker has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 96 · since 2022
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 7 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Barker has run against
- Robin G. Roark (D) · 2024 election, won
- George Calloway Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
- Floyd M. Thomas Jr. (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Barker
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/bd3c22f6-b1b5-4089-b03b-f8198ca843a2
- Wikidata Q98924500
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET