Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Arkansas's 1st District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3,4

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Terri Yarbrough Green
Democratic · Challenger
Rick Crawford
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Arkansas's 1st District in the U.S. House.
Steve G. Parsons
Libertarian · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Terri Yarbrough GreenRick CrawfordSteve G. Parsons
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2Republican1,2Libertarian1,2
StatusChallengerIncumbent5Challenger
Raised$124,314 through October 14, 20266$1,135,655 through October 14, 20267Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$8,9966$853,0017Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal spending levelsNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says his top priority is addressing the national debt by enacting permanent spending controls.8
Cut overall federal spending
His campaign website calls for cutting federal spending and says nearly every federal agency should be cut or eliminated, with a transition plan for each.9,10

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Terri Yarbrough Green — 2 issues
  • Federal minimum wage
    Her campaign website says she supports raising the minimum wage so that work pays.11
  • Campaign finance rules
    Her campaign website says dark money must be taken out of politics so that billionaires and special interests cannot buy influence.11
Steve G. Parsons — 19 issues
  • Ethanol and biofuel requirements
    Lower the requirements or end the Renewable Fuel Standard
    His campaign website says the Renewable Fuel Standard and other federal biofuel policies should be eliminated, leaving the choice of fuels to companies and consumers.12
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    His campaign website says the U.S. should eliminate its sugar subsidies and quotas, which it says keep U.S. sugar prices about double those in the rest of the world, and, in its account of his October 2026 debate, says much of the money in federal farm programs goes to the largest farms and points to New Zealand, which ended farm subsidies in 1984.12,13
  • Marijuana laws
    His campaign website says drugs should be legalized as much as possible, that any drug laws should exist only at the state level, and that treatment is more cost-effective than prison for drug users.14,15
  • Federal Reserve independence
    His campaign website says the Federal Reserve should drop the goals Congress gave it in 1977 (maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates), focus on keeping the banking system sound, and be sharply limited in its ability to create money, such as by a rule tying money-supply growth to economic growth.9,16
  • Tariffs
    Lower or remove most tariffs
    His campaign website calls for eliminating trade tariffs, which it says raise prices and cost American jobs.9,17
  • Trade agreements
    His campaign website says the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement added regulations that raised car prices, and describes protectionism, through trade deals or tariffs, as a cause of inflation and job losses.18
  • Transgender students in school sports
    Let each state decide
    His campaign website says rules on transgender athletes in sports should be set by the states, not the federal government.10
  • US Department of Education
    Close the department and move or end its programs
    His campaign website lists the Department of Education among the federal agencies to cut or eliminate and says the Constitution gives the federal government no authority over education.10
  • Foreign aid
    Cut foreign aid further or end most of it
    His campaign website says the U.S. should stop being the world's charity, noting that it gives aid to 169 countries, including some it also sanctions.9,19
  • Iran's nuclear program and sanctions
    His campaign website calls for ending the war with Iran as a step toward lowering inflation.9
  • Military spending
    Cut military spending
    His campaign website says current levels of U.S. military spending and overseas commitments cannot continue and that the U.S. should stop acting as the world's police.19
  • US role in NATO
    His campaign website describes NATO and other U.S. defense treaties as entangling alliances and questions what the U.S. gains from its commitment to defend small member countries.19
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    Limit benefits and services mainly to US citizens
    His campaign website says federal welfare and safety-net programs should be limited to citizens.9,20
  • Legal immigration levels
    Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
    His campaign website calls for cutting the bureaucracy around green cards and work visas, granting more of them to fill job openings, and adding immigration staff paid for by an expedited-review fee.9,20
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    His campaign website calls for ending the rule that requires many undocumented immigrants to leave the country for three or ten years before applying to enter legally, and for a clearer path to permanent residency for longtime immigrants.9,20
  • Federal disaster aid (FEMA)
    Shift most disaster costs and response to states, and shrink or close FEMA
    His campaign website lists FEMA among the federal agencies to cut or eliminate, saying its spending has grown sharply and that it subsidizes wealthy people in high-risk areas.10,21
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website calls Social Security a failed program but says Congress has an ethical duty to work harder to avoid cutting retirement benefits, and favors options such as investing the trust fund in index funds, expanding personal retirement accounts and letting people voluntarily leave the system, rather than raising taxes.9,21
  • Business tax breaks
    Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
    His campaign website calls for cutting what it describes as $181 billion a year in corporate welfare, including grants, loans and tax breaks for businesses.12,21
  • Federal income tax rates
    Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
    His campaign website says the tax code's problems can be solved with a flat tax, which it says would allow the IRS to be eliminated.10

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.