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40House
District
Representative
Chad Caldwell
| Seat | House District 40 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 328 · 3rd floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 328, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 557-7317 |
| Legislative assistant | Jenny Dunham* |
| Write to | Chad.Caldwell@okhouse.gov (House constituent-mail address) |
| Hometown | Enid |
| Tenure | 55th Legislature - Present |
| Term limited | 2026 |
Committees 11
- Appropriations and Budget › A&B Education Subcommittee Chair subcommittee
- Conference Committee on Education Oversight Vice Chair conference
- Education Oversight Vice Chair standing
- Oklahoma Education Commission Chair task force
- Special Conference Committee on HB 3021 Vice Chair conference
- Special Conference Committee on SB 647 Vice Chair conference
- Appropriations and Budget standing
- Education Oversight › Common Education subcommittee
- GCCA conference
- Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget joint
- Special Conference Committee on SB 1000 conference
Bills, 2026 session 63 as principal author · 22 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 893Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2…Enacted100
- SB 1726Higher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate …Enacted100
- SB 710Teacher preparation; establishment of TeachForwardOK; allowing Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to …Enacted100
- SB 1489Students; directing compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; requiring publication of certain in…Enacted100
- HB 3718Special education; Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; requiring certain meeting i…Enacted100
- SB 1443Health benefit plans; requiring certain health benefit plans to consider certain factors when determining payments for s…Enacted100
- HB 3710Education; Rising Scholars Award Program; eligibility; cohort-based award schedules; effective date.Enacted100
- SB 201Schools; modifying minimum salary schedule for certain certified personnel. Effective date. Emergency.Enacted100
- HB 3701Higher education; requiring all academic programs be reviewed on a five-year cycle for quality and currency; review; low…Enacted100
- HB 3700Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the Stat…Enacted100
- SB 444Controlled dangerous substances; modifying and removing requirements and procedures related to destruction requiring com…Enacted100
- SB 1477Students; prohibiting students of certain age or older from participating in concurrent enrollment. Effective date. Emer…Enacted100
- HB 1276Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date…Enacted100
- SB 1481Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of recess per day. Effectiv…Enacted100
- HB 1282Scholarships; Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award; renaming; eligibility; awards; waivers; effective date; emergency.Enacted100
All 63 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 4359, SB 1966, HB 3151, HB 3705, SB 1778, HB 3704, HB 1287, HB 2516, HB 1075, HB 1600, HB 2728, HB 2798 and 10 more.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,583 roll calls
1933 Yes118 No532 Excused0 Other / not voting
- DateMeasure & motionVoteResult
- May 14, 2026HB 1370 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 89–1
- May 14, 2026SB 2 Fourth ReadingyesFailed 20–67
- May 14, 2026SB 893 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 89–0
- May 14, 2026SB 1589 Veto Override Without Emer.noPassed 68–19
- May 7, 2026SJR 52 Third ReadingyesPassed 90–3
- May 7, 2026HB 3021 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 90–3
- May 7, 2026SB 1209 Third ReadingexcusedFailed 40–51
- May 7, 2026SJR 53 Third ReadingyesPassed 88–5
- May 7, 2026SB 650 Third ReadingyesPassed 82–5
- May 7, 2026SB 2143 Third ReadingyesFailed 17–77
- May 7, 2026SB 740 Third ReadingyesPassed 92–0
- May 7, 2026SJR 50 Third ReadingexcusedPassed 69–18
- May 7, 2026SB 833 Third ReadingyesPassed 91–0
- May 7, 2026SB 2063 Third ReadingyesPassed 88–2
- May 7, 2026HB 3320 Veto Override With Emer.yesPassed 92–0
Latest 15 votes shown. Member votes from Open States roll calls (from oklegislature.gov vote records).
Effectiveness 60th Legislature, 2025–26
1.7312th of 99 in the House
89th percentile
89th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 16 / 13 / 9 |
| … became law | 9 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 28 (13) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 165 ÷ 95.19 = 1.73 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,932 / 532 (27.5%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 85.8% of 597 |
| Most-authored topics | Schools (K–12) (25), Higher education & workforce (5), Business, jobs & the economy (2) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship and vote agreement, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Ally Seifried RSenate 2 19 ⇄
- Adam Pugh RSenate 41 17 ⇄
- Julie Daniels RSenate 29 11 ⇄
- Anthony Moore RHouse 57 10 ⇄
- Max Wolfley RHouse 95 10 ⇄
- Mark Lepak RHouse 9 8 ⇄
- Toni Hasenbeck RHouse 65 7 ⇄
- Brian Hill RHouse 47 7 ⇄
- Dave Rader RSenate 39 7 ⇄
- Rob Hall RHouse 67 6 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Mark Lepak RHouse 9 88.6% of 555 contested votes
- Toni Hasenbeck RHouse 65 86.5% of 498 contested votes
- Mark Tedford RHouse 69 86.0% of 357 contested votes
- John Kane RHouse 11 85.6% of 571 contested votes
- Kevin Norwood RHouse 74 85.2% of 277 contested votes
- Josh Cantrell RHouse 49 85.1% of 552 contested votes
- Tammy West RHouse 84 84.9% of 568 contested votes
- Dell Kerbs RHouse 26 84.8% of 520 contested votes
- John Pfeiffer RHouse 38 84.8% of 520 contested votes
- Mark Lawson RHouse 30 84.4% of 469 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Tom Gann RHouse 8 36.7% of 577
- Aletia Timmons DHouse 97 38.2% of 267
- Trish Ranson DHouse 34 39.2% of 561
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 40.7% of 460
- Cyndi Munson DHouse 85 40.8% of 515
“Written together” = substantive 2026-record bills on which both are principal author or coauthor (any chamber; coauthors read from action text). Agreement = same yes/no vote on contested floor roll calls in the same chamber, where both voted (at least 50 shared). Sharing bills or votes does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 40
- Counties
- Garfield
- Cities & towns
- Enid
- ZIP codes
- 73701, 73703
- Senate members sharing a county
- Roland Pederson (19)
Official district map: see the official House page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 65 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $5,350.89 with this member as recipient, filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Names were matched by first and last name and title, so a few may be wrong; check the itemised records.
- LobbyistReportsTotalLatest
- Emily Ann Crouch3$396.902026-04-29
- Matthew Ball3$393.352025-04-21
- Dalton Miller1$350.002026-03-10
- Hugh Joseph Reed II2$337.712026-04-28
- Shawn Lepard2$335.622026-04-13
- Spencer W Guinn2$320.672026-03-30
- James Lee Reese4$250.532026-05-05
- Jennifer Carter2$225.972026-03-23
- Robert Tyler Powell1$211.952025-02-10
- Margaret Erling-Frette3$194.602026-02-18
- Rhonda Baker4$185.952025-11-18
- Jami M Longacre2$169.352025-09-23
31 more lobbyists on OkLobbyGuide.
Lobbyist profiles open on OkLobbyGuide. A reported expenditure is a legal, disclosed activity and does not imply wrongdoing.
Source
Copied from https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/chad-caldwell on Oct 27, 2026. Not endorsed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.