Little Rock Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
B.J. Wyrick
Candidate for Mayor
B.J. Wyrick is running for mayor of Little Rock in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Frank Scott Jr..
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayVice mayor and Ward 7 city director, first elected to the Little Rock Board of Directors in November 1994. She is retired after a career with Southwestern Bell Telephone and the state Department of Information Systems.
- Campaign website
- wyrickformayor.com
Ward 7 is open because B.J. Wyrick is running for mayor instead of re-election as Ward 7 director. Arkansas Times · Aug 10, 2026
Where B.J. Wyrick stands: positions on the record
Public safety2 sourced positions
Platform: fill police department vacancies, double the number of community resource officers and enforce code violations.
Own statementWyrick for Mayor
Disputed the city's crime figures, saying homicides rose in 2025 and the police department is 51 officers below 2019.
“Frank was elected in 2019. One of his platforms was to hire 100 police officers. Currently we are 51 police officers down from 2019,”
Own statementKATV
Streets and infrastructure1 sourced position
Says the city needs dedicated infrastructure money, citing potholes and drainage problems.
“We’ve got to have a dedicated amount of money for infrastructure,”
Own statementArkansas Money & Politics · Jul 30, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
Voted yes on an 18-month moratorium on data centers, including Google's planned Port of Little Rock project (failed 4-4, Aug. 2026; six votes were needed).
Council voteKARK
Police surveillance technology1 sourced position
Voted no on an ordinance requiring the police department to publish an annual report on its use of surveillance technology (failed with three yes votes, Dec. 2025).
Council voteArkansas Times · Dec 3, 2025
City manager1 sourced position
Sponsored a resolution setting a path for board members to recommend city manager candidates to the mayor (passed 6-2, June 2025; vetoed by the mayor).
Council voteArkansas Times · Jun 17, 2025
City budget1 sourced position
Voted for a second reading of the 2025 city budget ordinance (failed 4-4, Dec. 2024).
Council voteArkansas Times · Dec 17, 2024
Parks1 sourced position
Platform: reform and invest in the Parks Department, including War Memorial Park.
Own statementWyrick for Mayor
Also running for Mayor
- Frank Scott Jr. (incumbent)
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