Biography
Joshua Irby is the Democratic candidate for Arkansas State Senate District 16 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Republican Rodney Wright.[1][2] A security professional, he described himself in a Ballotpedia survey as a civic nationalist and centrist.[1]
Joshua Irby was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2008 to 2009.[1] His career experience includes working as a security professional.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he has worked in corporate security for more than 15 years, from foot patrol officer to managing global security intelligence for a Fortune 500 company.[1]
Irby said in the survey that he moved from Little Rock to Bryant in 2022.[1] He listed local control, education reform, infrastructure investment, fair elections including open primaries, paper ballots and ending gerrymandering, and constitutional rights among his priorities.[1]
- 1.Joshua Irby - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Arkansas State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Arkansas Senate District 16
Joshua Irby is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Arkansas Senate District 16 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.