8th Generation Arkansas momma. Caregiver, mental health professional. Candidate for AR State Senate District 13.

Dogtown, AR
Joined February 2022
I’m excited to announce that I am running for State Senate in District 13.  I’m running because working families like ours deserve a senator who will fight for them.
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Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 Today we celebrate the ideals that define our nation: freedom, opportunity, and the belief that together we can build a stronger future. As we gather with family, friends, and neighbors, let’s remember those who have served and sacrificed to protect our liberties. I’m grateful for the opportunity to run in this race to represent the good people of northern Pulaski county. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and meaningful Independence Day. Happy Fourth of July! ❤️🤍💙
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Happy Juneteenth, Arkansas! In 1865, enslaved Black Americans heard the news that was two and a half years late getting to Galveston: that they were free. More than a century and a half later, we are still celebrating that freedom alongside our Black neighbors and members of our community. We can’t let ourselves forget the darkest chapters of our nations history— the evil and cruelty of chattel slavery. Remembering the darkness is necessary for us to create the brighter future every Arkansas child deserves. We cannot realize our potential if we ignore the horrors of the past that brought us to this moment. Still, we find hope for the future. Today and everyday, we should let ourselves be inspired by the hope and promise that whatever is wrong with America can indeed be solved by what is right with America. I believe this, and I hope you can believe it too. Here’s to freedom, Arkansas. May we keep celebrating and fighting for it for all of our neighbors this #juneteenth and every other day of the year. Today I’m remembering the words of Toni Morrison: “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” May we take that to heart, and let it move us all to action this #freedomday. -AGS
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Big news from Senate District 13 👀 We're launching our field program, and @hallieshoffner , Rep. Alex Holladay, and @YDArkansas VP Aliah Rowe are joining us to kick it off. RSVP today and we'll have a t-shirt for you 👕 Supplies are limited so RSVP now 👇 allisonforarkansas.com/volun…
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Becoming a mother changes everything. Riley, I’d be happy to talk any time about the problems with our healthcare system that lead to the stress you’re describing here. As a mom to two kids with disabilities, I know the mystery bill experience very well. Parents deserve better. We deserve to be able to financially plan for our babies’ arrival without this nonsense. Here in Arkansas, most families would have to choose between this mystery hospital bill and keeping the lights on. It’s unacceptable for our great country to have a broken system that puts profits over patients.
It's been 7 months since we had our baby and we're still receiving unexplained hospital bills in the mail. Hardly ever an adequate description of services. Just a QR code to pay online. It feels intentionally confusing and difficult to get answers. We want price transparency.
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Today, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette published my op-ed about servant leadership. I invite you to read it.  “Still, the future I see for our state is one of hope and possibility. What is possible when Jesus' teachings are personally applied by our elected officials who claim to know him? What would be possible if our elected officials who claim to know Jesus applied his teachings instead of pandering to a political party? Put another way, what can Arkansas achieve with servant leaders in office? The answer is bold change that leaves no one behind. May we go and do likewise.” arkansasonline.com/news/2026…
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I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.
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Happy Resurrection Day to all those celebrating 🩵 Today and every day, we choose to live as resurrection people. The tomb was empty, death didn’t win, and evil didn’t prevail. The resurrection means even when we’re certain that all is lost, we can have hope for tomorrow. This hope from Jesus is the center of our life, and I’m so grateful for the story of his life, death, and resurrection which sustains us every day. If Easter’s not your thing, I’m wishing for a hope-filled, beautiful Sunday with people you love. -AGS
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Allison Grigsby Sweatman retweeted
CALL THE HOGS 🙌🐗🏆
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What a tremendously shameful moment this is for our country. To the small men leading us, this is a game of ego and domination. The price of their games is six American lives, and the president has said to expect more. Our men and women in uniform deserve better than this disrespect and foolishness, and so do the rest of us.
Will not stop until the objectives are met. Unrelenting. Unapologetic. 🔁
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This morning @AndrewSweatman and I got to wake the kids up to GOOD NEWS: we won! And we’re not done yet. To everyone who worked to help us win this primary, thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Now it’s time to flip this seat for working Arkansans and their families. Onward!
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I am thrilled to see Democrat Alex Holladay flip the first seat of the cycle in Arkansas, winning big to become the next State Representative for North Little Rock and Sherwood. He’ll do a great job! #arpx #arleg
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Allison Grigsby Sweatman retweeted
Arkansas Democrats just flipped this seat, won this Special Election, and elected Alex Holladay to the Arkansas State House 👏 Folks want change— and they’re voting for it 🔥 Thank you, Arkansas!
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Allison Grigsby Sweatman retweeted
Pulaski County Democrats are outpacing Republicans in the early vote and are on track for a record breaking midterm election turnout. Check out the full story below! buff.ly/JdLUySN
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We were out in Sherwood knocking doors this afternoon before the Big Game! There’s nothing better than connecting with SD13 voters about the issues that matter most to them. Today we had great conversations about strengthening public education, lowering the cost of childcare, and the importance of staying connected to our local communities in today’s political climate. Arkansans are ready for change, and I’m committed to just that. #sd13 #ags2026 #arpx
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Racist. Deranged. Humiliating to our country. The fact that we have decided to pretend to this is normal every day is a moral abomination. Have we any shame? And every day an entire generation is being told it is “Christian” to support this. God have mercy on us.
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Allison Grigsby Sweatman retweeted
Happy Black History Month, Arkansas! Thank you to the Black Arkansans who have made our state into the place we know and love so much ✨ We’ve truly got so much to celebrate— and so much work left to do to achieve the equitable future that the Natural State deserves 🧡
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All PCSSD schools will be closed on Monday, February 2. Our maintenance crews have made great strides in clearing walkways and parking lots at our facilities, as well as monitoring travel on city and county roadways, and we appreciate their hard work.
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While many students spent their snow day indoors, two Maumelle High School Hornets chose to spend theirs helping others. Watch KARK 4 News's full story kark.com/news/local-news/mau… #PCSSDProud #HornetNation #ServeAll
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Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I am always grateful for how Dr. King’s words bring hope and urgency as we face the inequality of today. May we take both of those values into the work ahead. #arpx #mlkday
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