Democratic Party of Arkansas

A last-minute grant from the Democratic National Committee helped the party secure its first net gain of legislative seats in 20 years.

Though facing an uphill climb, state Democrats have four big policy aims for the upcoming legislative session.

Arkansas’ delegates to the Democratic National Convention have unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s presidential nominee this November.

If elected, retired Army Col. Marcus Jones would be the first Democrat to represent the Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District in more than a decade.

The party is in a complete minority statewide, and is working to regain seats in the next election slowly.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas reports 65 candidates will run in statehouse races.

Three Democratic candidates gathered at the State Capitol Monday to formally begin their campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives.

The party is asking state officials to restore Medicaid coverage to more than 184,500 Arkansans whose eligibility DHS could not confirm.

State lawmakers are proposing a new minimum teacher salary of $50,000.

At a press conference Wednesday, the minority leaders of the state House and Senate railed against expanding school choice programs and phasing out the income tax.