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Candidates › AR-02 race › 2025–2026
J. French Hill
R Republican nominee for U.S. House, AR-02
Representative since 2015
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Arkansas US House 2
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote
- Top priorities
- TAXES, JOBS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
- FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION & SECURING OUR BORDER
- SUPPORTING AMERICA’S HEROES
- STANDING STRONG FOR ARKANSAS SENIORS
- CONSERVATION FOR THE NATURAL STATE
- In Congress
- Representative since 2015 · votes with their party 98% of the time · chairs House Committee on Financial Services. See the record · Office phone 202-225-2506
- Money
- $5.3M raised, $5.2M spent, $1.5M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 1.7% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 38% from Arkansas · largest committee giver MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC), $16K
- Outside groups
- $1.6M supporting, $1.5M opposing Hill
- Backed by
- President Donald Trump · Sarah Huckabee Sanders · Arkansas Lt. Governor Leslie Rutledge and 10 more. As the campaign lists them
- Polling
- 52% in the latest poll (Emerson College). The polls
- Sponsored most in
- Finance and Financial Sector, International Affairs, Government Operations and Politics
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French has delivered real results for Arkansas families by cutting taxes and lowering costs. He helped pass the Working Families Tax Cut, putting up to $10,000 back in the pockets of an Arkansas family of four. The law’s sweeping successes included:
- Eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay
- Expanding Health Savings Accounts
- Enhancing adoption credits
- Delivering targeted tax relief for agriculture and rural lending
- Creating “Invest in America” accounts for every American child, starting with a $1,000 contribution at birth
French also helped pass President Trump’s proposal to reduce taxes on Social Security by establishing a new deduction for senior citizens to lower their tax liability.
To fight inflation and reduce everyday expenses, French introduced the Price Stability Act to lower costs on essentials like groceries and gasoline and to force the government to focus on reducing inflation. He also backed the Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act to reduce insurance costs and make healthcare more affordable for working families.
French has been a strong advocate for economic growth and job creation. He introduced the 21st Century Housing Bill to increase housing affordability by modernizing outdated federal programs, removing regulatory roadblocks, and giving housing developers the flexibility needed to build more homes.
He also championed the relocation of airport navigation equipment at the Little Rock Port, unlocking nearly 1,000 acres for new business investment and job creation and transforming the site into a major industrial hub.
French is also leading in innovation and small business growth. He helped establish the first federal framework for stablecoin regulation, expanding opportunities in the digital economy while protecting consumers. He passed the INVEST Act to cut red tape and expand access to capital for small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, and introduced the S-CAP Act to create new ownership opportunities for Arkansas workers.
He also introduced legislation to cap the federal long-term capital gains tax at 15 percent and promote responsible use of artificial intelligence in financial services to keep America competitive.
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After eight trips to the border in nine years, French knows firsthand the struggles of border security and the incursion of illicit drugs. All states are border states.
French backed the Secure the Border Act and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.
He sponsored the Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0 and the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, both of which were signed into law by President Trump to keep our most vulnerable safe.
French also supported the Laken Riley Act, which requires mandatory detention of criminal illegals charged with property or violent crimes and helps prevent future tragedies like the murder of nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal alien.
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French championed the establishment and opening of Fisher House, a respite house on the VA Hospital campus, which enables the families of veterans receiving treatment to stay on the VA campus cost-free while their loved ones undergo treatment — saving those families over $600,000 in lodging expenses annually.
French’s veterans’ team has closed 2,000 cases for central Arkansas veterans and has recovered over $93 million in back pay and earned benefits.
French Hill is fighting for veterans on the House floor as well:
- Co-sponsored the Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 to provide care to veterans and their families
- Co-sponsored the Major Richard Star Act of 2025 to expand DoD retirement pay and full VA disability coverage for combat-injured veterans*
- Co-sponsored the Shari Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion to increase VA compensation tax-free benefits for catastrophically disabled veterans and surviving family members*
*Not yet passed into law
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French is the author of the Ticket to Work Advertisement Act to increase awareness of this critical program that helps Americans currently receiving Social Security disability benefits get back on their feet and back into the workforce. It's a straightforward, cost-effective way to bring the positive impact of work and individual freedom to individuals with disabilities.
French sponsored the Social Security Fairness Act, which ended benefit reductions for public pensioners, and the Act was signed into law by President Trump.
Working alongside President Trump, French helped pass the Working Families Reduction Act, creating a new deduction for seniors that reduces their tax burden, including for Social Security income.
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French introduced the Flatside Wilderness Act to set aside wilderness in Perry County, to make the area more accessible to visitors, and to ensure the Flatside Wilderness remains an integral part of what makes Arkansas the “Natural State”. President Trump signed the Flatside Wilderness Act into law on January 10, 2019.
This Congress expanded the Flatside Wilderness area in another bill to add 2,200 national forest acres to the Flatside Wilderness.
French introduced a bill to provide funding for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Energy, which ensures the Little Red River will be part of the sustainable rivers program.
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French champions the Golden Fleece Award, which he gives to highlight current federal spending waste.
French has sponsored two balanced budget amendments to the U.S. Constitution, believing that the federal government needs to live within its means like Arkansas families do.
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French believes in protecting the unborn. He defends our Second Amendment rights.
He defends our right to practice our religion and protects religious liberty and freedom worldwide.
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