18/09/2026 Sarah Huckabee Sanders drew criticism after releasing an anti-trans sports advert tied to Arkansas politics. The spot portrayed a girl's-team opponent as a grown man, prompting backlash from critics on the same day it circulated widely.
07/07/2026 Sanders said her second-term campaign would focus on continuing her first-term agenda if she is reelected governor of Arkansas. She highlighted education, another tax cut, and public safety as the main priorities, while noting that implementation would be the central challenge going forward.
19/03/2026 Sanders said she was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant after staff claimed her presence made them feel threatened. The incident led to public controversy and competing accounts about what happened during the lunch outing.
26/02/2026 Sanders pushed a plan to build Arkansas's largest prison, estimated at $825 million, while facing resistance from some Republican state senators. In response to the criticism, she sought to defeat two of her GOP opponents in the party primaries.
14/01/2026 Sanders endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds in the 2026 Florida governor's race. The endorsement was notable because she became the first sitting governor to back him in the contest.
