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Ethan Dunbar

Candidate for United States Senator in Arkansas

Ethan Dunbar is running for United States Senator in Arkansas.

The content below is taken from his campaign website.

Dunbar is competing in a March 3, 2026 primary against Hallie Shoffner. The winner will move on to the general election.

Priorities

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RESPECT & CIVILITY

I am passionate about finding or creating ways to discover common ground that has previously not existed, to bring people together. I am dedicated to challenging the illusions of our current political leaders and focusing on reshaping the political process toward shared decency and good values for all citizens.
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Will make our lives BETTER

HEALTHCARE & EDUCATION

Protect rural hospitals, expand access to doctors and mental health, and support strong schools and skilled trades.
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JOBS & RURAL GROWTH

Keep opportunity here: lithium and advanced manufacturing, support for small farms, and main‑street small business.
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FAITH & INTEGRITY

My call to serve is grounded in faith and prayer, seeking the Lord’s wisdom and guidance in all my decisions. I believe that the Bible provides guidance on how we should live. It is a source of inspiration, wisdom, instruction, and direction.
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Of Ethan Dunbar's few campaign priorities, only 2 are focused on making our lives better. He hasn't shared enough information for us to have a strong point of view for or against him as a candidate, so we are rating him as NEUTRAL.

Arkansas (3.1 M people)

Arkansas is a beautiful state with great people and incredible potential, cursed with an awful government controlled by corrupt grifters that work for billionaires and big business and fail us on every count. Because of this it ranks near the bottom of every quality-of-life metric imaginable: health, education, crime, you name it.

They want us poor, sick, dumb, and fighting each other, so that we're so busy trying to survive that we can't challenge what they're doing to us.

Connecticut is a state with a similar-sized population that shows us what we could have. It's better on every single metric. Why? Because Connecticut voters elect politicians who actually work for their citizens. Can you imagine what your life would be like if we had similar stats?

Use the dropdown below to compare Arkansas to other states and see how we measure up. Spoiler alert: we're almost always worse. It's time for a change.

Crime & Death

Violent Crime Rate

Arkansas
579.4 (#47)
Connecticut
136 (#3)
per 100k (2024) USAFacts β†’

Murder Rate

Arkansas
11.3 (#45)
Connecticut
4.5 (#18)
per 100k (2023) USAFacts β†’

Firearm Deaths

Arkansas
21.9 (#43)
Connecticut
6.9 (#6)

Incarceration Rate

Arkansas
912 (#48)
Connecticut
326 (#9)
per 100k (2024) Wikipedia β†’

Health

Overall Health Ranking

Arkansas
#48
Connecticut
#5
of 50 states (2024) America's Health Rankings β†’

Life Expectancy

Arkansas
72.5 (#44)
Connecticut
79.2 (#3)
years (2021) USAFacts β†’

Food Insecurity Rate

Arkansas
18.9% (#50)
Connecticut
10.4% (#15)
(2023) USDA β†’

Obesity Rate

Arkansas
40.5% (#47)
Connecticut
29.2% (#8)

Women & Children's Health

Women's Health Ranking

Arkansas
#46
Connecticut
#4
of 50 states (2024) The Commonwealth Fund β†’

Child Well-Being Ranking

Arkansas
#45
Connecticut
#8

Teen Birth Rate

Arkansas
23.8 (#49)
Connecticut
6.8 (#4)
per 1,000 females 15-19 (2023) CDC β†’

Maternal Mortality Rate

Arkansas
35.3 (#47)
Connecticut
16.2 (#16)
per 100k births (2023) USAFacts β†’

Infant Mortality Rate

Arkansas
8.22 (#49)
Connecticut
4.49 (#10)
per 1,000 infants born (2023) USAFacts β†’

Opportunity

Median Income

Arkansas
$62,106 (#47)
Connecticut
$96,049 (#10)
per household (2024) USAFacts β†’

Public Education Ranking

Arkansas
#38
Connecticut
#2
of 50 states (2025) ConsumerAffairs β†’

Voter Turnout

Arkansas
53.5% (#48)
Connecticut
67.1% (#20)
of eligible voters (2024) Election Lab β†’
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