Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says a second term would continue work to make Arkansas "the best place to live, work, and raise a family."[1]
• Points to Arkansas LEARNS, her 2023 education law raising minimum teacher pay and creating universal school choice.[2],[3]
• Highlights four income tax cuts during her term and says taxpayers will spend the money better than government.[4],[5]
• Cites sentencing changes so the most violent offenders serve full sentences and 1,500 new beds at existing prisons.[6]

Background

• Governor, State of Arkansas · 2023–present[2]
• Contributor, Fox News Channel · Beginning 2019[2],[9]
• White House Press Secretary, Trump administration · 2017–2019[2],[9]
• Senior adviser, Donald Trump presidential campaign · 2016[2]
• Senior adviser, Tom Cotton U.S. Senate campaign · 2014[2]
• Campaign manager, John Boozman U.S. Senate campaign · 2010[2]

Education

• B.A., political science, Ouachita Baptist University[2],[9]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Signed a May 2026 law cutting the top individual income tax rate from 3.9% to 3.7% and the top corporate rate from 4.3% to 4.1%; supports phasing out the state income tax.[4],[5]
• Education
  Signed the LEARNS Act, which raised minimum teacher pay to $50,000 and created Education Freedom Accounts for private and home school costs; proposed $122 million for the accounts in 2026.[3],[7]
• Public Safety
  Signed sentencing changes requiring the most violent offenders to serve their full sentences and says the state has added 1,500 beds at existing prisons; her office lists investing in prison space as a priority.[2],[6]
• Economy & Jobs
  Proposed ending the state's remaining 0.125% sales tax on groceries, which she called its most regressive tax.[10]
• Immigration
  Sent about 40 Arkansas National Guard members to support border operations in Texas in 2024, after an earlier deployment of about 80 Guard members to the southern border.[8]
• Abortion
  Says she is proud that Arkansas is "overwhelmingly a pro-life state"; said in 2024 she had not seen an abortion-rights ballot measure she would support.[11]

Voting record

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words