Candidate · November 3, 2026

Hallie Shoffner

On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Arkansas

DemocraticChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$4.0M
cash on hand
$757K
issues with public statements
10
outside spending for or against
$4.6M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. Senate · Arkansas1,2,3,4
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Hallie Shoffner grew up on her family's soybean and rice farm outside Newport, Arkansas, in the Arkansas Delta farming community of Shoffner.5,6 She earned a degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service.6 She operated the family farm for nine years before the family closed it after the 2024 season.5,6 She is a Presidential Leadership Scholar and a board member of the Arkansas Foodbank.6

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running because she has seen firsthand how policy decisions affect people and communities, including through her family's decision to close its farm, and that she wants hard work to lead to a good life again.5

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Her campaign website says she would cut taxes for working families.8

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Her campaign website says she supports raising the minimum wage.8

Her campaign website says she would protect workers' right to organize and bargain collectively and supports strengthening labor protections.8

Health Care

Her campaign website says she would strengthen the Affordable Care Act, protect Medicare and Medicaid, lower prescription drug prices and hold insurance companies accountable.8

Social Security and Medicare

Her campaign website says she would protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare and lift the cap on Social Security contributions for the very wealthy.8

Family and Social Policy

Her campaign website says she would work to lower the cost of child care for working families.8

Her campaign website says supporting mothers means affordable child care, paid leave and quality health care.8

Her campaign website says she would support food banks, expand nutrition programs and connect Arkansas farmers with families who need food.8

Agriculture and Rural Life

Her campaign website says the Farm Bill should expand market access and strengthen risk management for farmers, and that she would help farmers diversify through regional food systems.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Her campaign website says she would support local law enforcement and first responders with training, staffing, mental health support and strong unions, and invest in community-based crime prevention.8

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.9

Raised$4,042,811
Spent$3,285,879
Cash on hand$756,932

Where the money came from

Individual donors$4.0M · 98%
PACs and other political committees$69K · 2%
Political party committees$15K · 0%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$6,828 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $0 supporting and $4,589,265 opposing Hallie Shoffner this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 9, 2026.10

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
America One—$4,409,365
ARKANSANS FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE—$179,900

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§5Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.

Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Hallie Shoffner at efdsearch.senate.gov11.