With #election2026 candidate filing concluded, 33 legislators won automatic reelection to their seats without drawing an opponent.
That figure has trended down in recent years, as 49 were reelected by default in 2024, compared to 55 in 2022. | #okleg
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Oklahoma candidate filing is officially over. Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax just made the announcement at the Capitol. #okgov #okleg #okelections
Stitt Cabinet Secretary and State Chief Operating Officer David Ostrowe files for Lt. Governor.
NEW: Stitt Cabinet Secretary and State Chief Operating Officer David Ostrowe files for Lt. Governor.
Candidate filing ends at 5 p.m. today. #okleg #okgov #okelections
Oklahoma Election Board candidate filing of Cindy Byrd for State Treasurer.
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Oklahoma: Term-limited State Auditor Cindy Byrd, who had earlier announced a run for Lt. Governor, has switched her race to State Treasurer.
She'll face incumbent State Treasurer Todd Russ in a GOP primary.
Candidate filing ends at 5 p.m. today.
#okgov #okleg #okelections
Legismandering? Oklahoma Republican lawmakers may send major policy questions to an August runoff ballot, where turnout is lower. Critics say it’s a strategy to reshape voter-approved laws with a smaller, more partisan electorate.
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As #okleg members weigh a sweeping "reset" aimed at funding education efforts, #TSET's director has submitted her resignation, while the potential state question's author is asking Senate leaders to keep their word and send the idea to a public vote.
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🚨 A wave of measures could land on the August 25, 2026 election ballot.
These measures could reshape Oklahoma law for generations.
Here’s an overview of what’s moving right now.
#Okleg #Oklahoma
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JUST IN: Julie Bisbee, executive director of theTobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), will leave the agency effective April 24 and will be succeeded by Lance Thomas as interim director while the agency’s board looks for a permanent replacement. #okleg
Two individuals were appointed to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by Gov. Kevin Stitt in the last week. Both appointments require #okleg Senate confirmation.
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OETA’s charter renews every three years. Last time, Stitt vetoed the charter renewal, which both chambers of #okleg over-rode with bipartisan majorities. Stitt tried to use the “it’s not needed anymore,” because lots of things to watch, but IMHO it’s because he objected to “wokeness.”
Bills are moving. Committee hearings start NOW.
We’ve got dates. We’ve got assignments. Now we show up.
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SB1884: Targets teacher assoc.
📅 4/1
SB1439: Shields oil & gas companies
SB1250: School book restrictions
SB904: Gender-affirming care ban
#OkLeg #Oklahoma 1/2⬇️
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Despite significant economic inflation driving up costs, #Oklahoma's public pensioners have not seen a #CostOfLiving adjustment — called a COLA — since 2020.
Now, one #okleg chamber is calling for COLAs, but the debate is more complicated than it seems.
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A constitutional convention isn’t just about change.
It’s about who controls the change.
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#Oklahoma #OKLeg #Politics #PublicPolicy #Democracy #Governance
Despite concerns from several industry stakeholders, the #Oklahoma #Housing Finance Agency has suspended its administration of a federal grant program's applications owing to a pending #okleg bill that would reduce guidelines and put them in state law.
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A bill lowering taxes on heated cigarettes is heading to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, even as efforts to tax vapes and unify nicotine taxes remain unresolved. #okleg #okgov
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HAPPENING NOW: It’s 9:30 PM and the House is arguing about HB3240, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, which would require school districts to adopt policies that provide students and employees with time to pray or read a religious text every day. #okleg #oklaed
HAPPENING NOW: The House is now considering HJR1067, proposing a vote of the people that if the federal financial participation is ever less than 90% for Medicaid expansion then #okleg may decide not to cover the additional costs to the state as they are currently required to.
Uhhhh. No. To me this smacks of Hilbert parroting the national Republican line that absentee voting is fraudulent (but it's OK if Trump votes by absentee ballot, but when you're a star they let you do it ... )
The GOP superdupermajority #okleg is fkn abominable.
HAPPENING NOW: The House is considering HB4440, by Speaker Kyle Hilbert, proposing a legislative referendum that if passed would move Medicaid expansion out of the Oklahoma Constitution, passed by voters in 2020. Hilbert has repeatedly argued against expansion. #okleg
It is my Great Honor to endorse T.W. Shannon, an America First Patriot who is running for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, a place I love and WON BIG, winning all 77 out of 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024! As the youngest House Speaker in Oklahoma's History, the National Chair of Black Voices for Trump and, as a former Senior Appointee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in my Administration, T.W. has proven he has the Courage and Wisdom to deliver strong results for the incredible people of his State and Nation - He has truly been with us from the beginning! As your next Lieutenant Governor, T.W. will work hard to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Support our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A.,
On Truth Social, Trump endorses former Oklahoma House Speaker TW Shannon for lieutenant governor.
Oklahoma candidate filing is April 1-3.
#okgov #okleg
JUST IN: The House has adopted HCR1021, celebrating the life of the late Chuck Norris, who hailed from Sperry, OK. #okleg
With #datacenters already in #Oklahoma — and more on the way — a bill intended to protect residential ratepayers from bearing the brunt of infrastructure costs for large-load electric use is gaining bipartisan support in the #okleg.
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I am not sure if he did. I wouldn't put it past him. Because freaks like Dusty Deevers and the rest of the White Christian Nationalist Nutjob Caucus (emphasis on "white") in #okleg just aren't living unless they're subjugating other people for merely living their lives.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed telecom executive Dustin Hilliary to the University of #Oklahoma Board of Regents, which governs #OU, Cameron University and Rogers State University.
Hilliary's appointment is pending #okleg Senate confirmation.
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#TSET distributes millions of dollars in grant and contract funding to schools, nonprofits, research projects and advertising to promote public health. A leading lawmaker wants to "reset" that mission and fully fund Oklahoma's Promise. | #oklaed #okleg
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Lawton HD64 folks
Rep. Rande Worthen (R) announced he will not seek reelection.
That makes HD64 an open seat.
Open seats are one of the few times voters actually get a reset. No incumbent advantage.
Curious… anyone hearing names for HD64 yet?
#Oklahoma
#Okleg
Startup founders say grants from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology can help unlock private investment even as leadership turmoil raises scrutiny of how the program awards funding. #okleg #okgov #innovation
https://ow.ly/j4Lq50Yv4wI
In the 2025 #okleg session, far-right White Christian Nationalist nutjob State Sen. Dusty Deevers (R-Elgin) floated such a bill, which if I recall correctly, didn’t make it (thankfully).
JUST IN: The House has advanced HB3263, the David Beyer Act of 2026, which would designate the morel mushroom as the state mushroom of Oklahoma. #okleg
