Ryan Intchauspe

Ryan Intchauspe is the Democratic candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives District 24 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Charlene Fite in a race with no incumbent.[1][3] A retired U.S. Navy senior chief who served from 1995 to 2020, he also ran for the seat in 2024 and says he is campaigning on fair wages, individual freedom and public schools.[1][2]

Ryan Intchauspe served in the U.S. Navy from 1995 to 2020.[1] He earned an associate degree from Coastline Community College in 2014, a bachelor's degree from Southern Nazarene University in 2017 and a graduate degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2017, and his career experience includes working in management.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a retired Navy Senior Chief who grew up in Greensburg, Kansas, raised by a single mother, and who served as a Combat Search and Rescue swimmer.[2] He said he led 250 sailors and managed a $3.2 billion budget.[2]

Intchauspe was the Democratic candidate for District 24 in 2024, when Republican Brad Hall defeated him in the general election.[1] He signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge.[1] He said his key messages are fair wages for workers, individual freedom and leadership that listens to working people, and he listed defending the Constitution, education, rural health care access and veterans' benefits among his policy priorities.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.