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Hallie Shoffner

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Hallie Shoffner

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Arkansas Democratic Senate nominee?

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MAR 4, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleFarmer

PartyDemocratic

GenderFemale

LocationArkansas

BackgroundFarmer

EducationVanderbilt University (degree)

Notable personal detailsHallie Shoffner is an Arkansas farmer and small-business owner who ran as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Arkansas in 2026. She is from Newport in the Arkansas Delta and has operated her family’s farm. She has served as CEO of Delta Harvest and as a board member of the Arkansas Foodbank.

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fec.gov hallieshoffner.com arkansasfoodbank.org ky3.com linkedin.com en.wikipedia.org arkansasadvocate.com sebastiancountydemocrats.org arkelect.com nrsc.org freebeacon.com arkansasvox.com arkadelphian.com axios.com apnews.com docquery.fec.gov arktimes.com independentarkansas.com talkbusiness.net yaleclimateconnections.org archive.vn senate.arkansas.gov ualrpublicradio.org m.farms.com fayettevilleflyer.com insurancenewsnet.com currentaffairs.org heritage.org kff.org congress.gov breitbart.com legislation.ballotpedia.org voterguide.ballotpedia.org cba.ballotpedia.org cdn.ballotpedia.org foxnews.com ballotready.org developer.ballotpedia.org votesmart.org senate.gov democrats.senate.gov justfacts.votesmart.org nga.org

Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports cutting taxes for working and blue-collar families while opposing tax cuts for wealthy landowners; emphasizes lowering costs for regular people, protecting Social Security and Medicaid, and reducing the deficit. Advocates targeted tax relief for working families alongside investments in healthcare, workforce support, and an Arkansas-first economic plan.

Healthcare

Supports strengthening and protecting the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid; aims to make healthcare affordable and accessible for all Arkansans, lower prescription drug prices, and hold insurance companies accountable.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Does not assign herself a pro‑choice or pro‑life label and says states can decide their own abortion laws; she also warns that restrictive laws can prevent access to necessary, life‑saving medical care.

Climate & Energy

Supports recognizing and responding to climate change impacts on agriculture, promoting conservation and sustainable farming practices, and federal incentives (e.g., in the Farm Bill) to help farmers adopt soil health and water-saving practices. Emphasizes building resilience in rural food systems and increased research to help crops withstand extreme weather while pursuing pragmatic, non‑apocalyptic solutions.

Public Safety & Guns

The campaign emphasizes keeping Arkansas communities safe by supporting local law enforcement and first responders with training, staffing, and mental-health resources, and by investing in community-based crime prevention. The campaign materials do not state specific positions on firearm policy (for example, background checks, assault weapons bans, red flag laws, or concealed-carry rules).

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedJun 12, 2026

Hallie Shoffner has won the Democratic nomination for Arkansas’s U.S. Senate seat and will face Republican Sen. Tom Cotton in the general election. She is running as a first-time candidate and has focused on farm issues, health care, food security, and affordability. More recently, she has been campaigning on labor issues, backing unions and the PRO Act at a Little Rock May Day rally and criticizing Cotton.

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Articles

AOArkansas Online1 month ago