By Constitution Staff

The Oklahoma Constitution presents the 47th annual Oklahoma Conservative Index rating our state legislators. Members of each house of the Oklahoma Legislature were rated on ten key votes. A favorable vote on these issues represents a belief in conservative principles.

After taking suggestions from conservative leaders, proposed bills were reviewed by a joint committee composed of the Oklahoma Constitution newspaper staff and members of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC). The ten votes for this year’s ratings were selected and the legislators were rated based on their votes on these bills. The bills for the 2025 Oklahoma Conservative Index include cutting and ending state income taxes; reforming the initiative petition process; protecting property with firearms; expanding film productions subsidies; ending DEI in state Higher Education institutions; banning adult performances in front of minors; protecting the rights of adoptive and foster parents; the closing of businesses in a pandemic; ensuring safe roads and trucking; and placing municipal liens on property.

TOP CONSERVATIVES

Twelve legislators scored a perfect 100% conservative rating this year. Five members of the Senate had perfect scores: Dusty Deevers of Elgin, Shane Jett of Shawnee, Julie McIntosh of Porter, Kendal Sacchieri of Blanchard, and Lisa Standridge of Norman. The seven members of the House with a perfect score were: Denise Crosswhite Hader of Yukon, Tom Gann of Inola, Molly Jenkins of Coyle, Cody Maynard of Durant, Jim Olsen of Roland, Jim Shaw of Chandler, and Jay Steagall of Yukon.

Three legislators, one in the Senate and two in the House scored 93 percent: Senator Johathan Wingard of Ada, Rep. Rick West of Heavener, and Rep. Danny Williams of Seminole.

Fourteen legislators, three in the Senate and eleven in the House, scored 90 percent. The three senators who scored 90% were: Micheal Bergstrom of Big Cabin, Warren Hamilton of McCurtain, and Jack Stewart of Yukon. The eleven members of the House who scored 90% were: Steve Bashore of Miami, Rusty Cornwell of Vinita, Rob Hall of Tulsa, Neil Hays of Checotah, Derrick Hildebrant of Catoosa, Gerrid Kendrix of Altus, Chris Sneed of Fort Gibson, Tim Turner of Kinta, Kevin West of Moore, Max Wolfley of Oklahoma City, and Gabe Woolley of Broken Arrow.

There were 50 legislators who scored in the 80s and also made the Top Conservatives list. Those include 19 senators and 31 representatives. Please refer to the Conservative Index for those names.

TOP LIBERALS

Fourteen legislators, six senators and eight representatives, scored zero percent conservative this year. The senators include Mary Boren of Norman, Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, Carri Hicks of Oklahoma City, Senate Minority (Democrat) Leader Julia Kirt of Oklahoma City, Mark Mann of Oklahoma City, and Nikki Nice of Oklahoma City. Representatives scoring zero include Jared Deck of Norman, Andy Fugate of Oklahoma City, House Minority (Democrat) Leader Cyndi Munson of Oklahoma City, Ellen Pogemiller of Oklahoma City, Trish Ranson of Stillwater, Suzanne Schreiber of Tulsa, Ron Stewart of Tulsa, and John Waldron of Tulsa who was recently elected as the chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party.

Four legislators scored 3%, including Sen. Michael Brooks of Oklahoma City, and Representatives Arturo Alonso-Sandoval of Oklahoma City, Forrest Bennett of Oklahoma City, and Michelle McCane of Tulsa. Representative Ellyn Hefner of Oklahoma City scored 6 percent. Representatives Annie Menz of Norman and Ajay Pittman of Oklahoma City scored 9 percent. Representatives Meloyde Blancett of Tulsa, Melissa Provenzano of Tulsa, and Jacob Rosecrants of Norman scored 10 percent. Representative Mickey Dollens of Oklahoma City scored 12 percent. Senator Jo Anna Dossett of Tulsa scored 20 percent.

A description of each of the bills used for this year’s ratings, a list of all the legislators with their vote on each of the ten bills, their score for this year, and their Cumulative Average, is available by clicking the box labeled “How Conservative is your legislator?” at the top of our home page at:

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