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Kim Hammer

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Kim Hammer

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Arkansas Secretary of State Republican nominee?

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APR 7, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleFormer State Representative

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

Age67 years old (Aug 11, 1958)

GenderMale

LocationArkansas

BackgroundPastor

EducationTrinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary (B.A.)

Notable personal detailsKim Davin Hammer is a Republican politician and Missionary Baptist pastor from Benton, Arkansas. He has served in the Arkansas Senate since 2019 after serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. His professional background includes ministry and work as a hospice chaplain, and he has been active on election-related legislation in the Arkansas General Assembly.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Kim Hammer has sponsored measures that reduce certain taxes (for example, proposing to extend a sales-tax exemption for student electronic devices) while his legislative record includes votes tied to fee or tax increases and expanded government funding. Overall his record contains both tax-cutting proposals and votes that have raised or created taxes or fees.

Healthcare

Opposes expansive public-health mandates and has sponsored and supported legislation expanding conscience protections for healthcare providers, allowing refusal of certain services on religious or moral grounds. Record shows involvement in legal action against COVID-19 public-health directives and sponsorship of state bills that broaden providers’ rights to decline participation in services they object to.

Immigration & Border

Kim Hammer has expressed support for cooperating with federal immigration enforcement in cases involving criminal offenders and has raised concerns about non-citizens participating in elections. His comments emphasize targeting criminal immigration cases while distinguishing long-term non-criminal residents from those he characterizes as threats to public safety.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate has sponsored and supported legislation that memorializes and restricts abortion in Arkansas, including sponsoring the 2023 bill (Act 310 / SB307) to create a “Monument to the Unborn” and a legislative record of voting for limits on abortion and related restrictions. Public statements and actions show sustained opposition to abortion access beyond narrow life-of-the-mother exceptions.

Climate & Energy

Kim Hammer opposes increased environmental regulations aimed at reducing climate change and indicated opposition to state funding for alternative energy while supporting state funding for traditional domestic energy sources and energy infrastructure improvements. His public materials focus on his legislative and election priorities rather than climate policy specifics.

Public Safety & Guns

Has sponsored and supported legislation that expands concealed-carry privileges and reduces restrictions on lawful handgun possession, and has sponsored bills increasing penalties or limiting parole for certain firearm offenses. Positions indicate strong support for Second Amendment rights and for law-enforcement-oriented, punitive firearm policies.

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedJul 15, 2026

Kim Hammer recently won the Republican runoff for Arkansas secretary of state and is now the GOP nominee for the November general election. His narrow victory led to recount requests from Bryan Norris, but the recounts completed so far have not changed the vote totals. Hammer has also been in the news for defending the election and ballot petition restrictions he sponsored, which critics say make citizen-led initiatives harder. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has endorsed him in the race.

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Articles

AOArkansas Online1 month ago