2026 Arkansas Democrats State Convention
Saturday, June 13, 2026 · Embassy Suites Little Rock
Delegates elected at this year’s county conventions will gather in Little Rock to ratify our 2026 nominees and adopt the Party’s 2026–2028 Platform. Guests are welcome in the room. Whether you’ve been doing this for forty years or this is your first convention, you belong here!
Friday Night Chair’s Victory Reception
Kick off convention weekend at the Chair’s Reception on Friday, June 12, at the Arkansas Pharmacists Association. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta will join us.
- Individual tickets: $25 in advance, $35 at the door
- Co-host: $250 (listing at the event as a co-host)
Keynote Speaker: Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
Pennsylvania State Representative · DNC Vice Chair
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is a third-generation North Philadelphian and a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He chairs the State Government Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Commerce Committee’s Financial Services and Banking Subcommittee. In February 2025 he was elected Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Rep. Kenyatta is a barrier-breaking public figure, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color and one of the youngest people elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2018.
As the 2024 Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Auditor General, Rep. Kenyatta earned nearly 3.1 million votes, the second-highest total for any Democrat on the Pennsylvania ticket that year.
Saturday Agenda
| Registration | Doors open and credentials check-in |
| Morning | Call to order, invocation, color guard, pledge, and national anthem; election of the convention chair and secretary; credentials report and roll call; convention rules and straw poll; the In Memoriam presentation; and the Platform & Resolutions report |
| Lunch | Lunch break |
| Afternoon | Keynote address by Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, remarks from Arkansas Democratic candidates, certification of nominees, and straw poll results |
| Adjournment | Close of convention |
Convention Documents
Read the reports up for adoption before you arrive:
Afternoon Speakers
The following Arkansas Democratic candidates and elected officials will address delegates during the afternoon program:
- Robb Ryerse
- Terri Green
- Chris Jones
- Hallie Shoffner
Press Inquiries
Micah Wallace, Communications
[email protected] · 501-539-9987
Submit a Name for the In Memoriam Presentation
This year’s convention will include an In Memoriam presentation honoring Arkansas Democrats we lost since our last convention. If you have a county leader, longtime activist, or family member you want recognized, submit their name through the form below.
Submit a Name for the In Memoriam
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