Sen. Jonathan Dismang, an architect of Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion, stepping down

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 866

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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Republican Sen. Jonathan Dismang, the co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee and an architect of Arkansas’ hybrid Medicaid expansion, resigned from the state Senate Tuesday to take a job at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives.

Dismang has served nearly two decades in the Arkansas Legislature, including two consecutive terms as Senate president pro tempore. He served one term in the Arkansas House of Representatives before being elected in 2010 to the Arkansas Senate.

“After much …

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