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87House
District
Representative · Minority Caucus Vice Chair
Ellyn Hefner
| Seat | House District 87 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democrat |
| Capitol office | Room 541 · 5th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 541, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 557-7335 |
| Legislative assistant | Chelsea Haecherl |
| Write to | ellyn.hefner@okhouse.gov (House constituent-mail address) |
| Hometown | Oklahoma City |
| Tenure | 59th Legislature - Present |
| Term limited | 2034 |
Also listed in Room 541: Suzanne Schreiber
Committees 10
- Appropriations and Budget › A&B Finance Subcommittee subcommittee
- Commerce & Economic Development Oversight › Insurance subcommittee
- Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight conference
- Conference Committee on Rules conference
- Energy and Natural Resources Oversight › Energy subcommittee
- Health and Human Services Oversight standing
- Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) joint
- Rules standing
- Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances standing
- Task Force on Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage for Persons with Disabilities task force
Bills, 2026 session 26 as principal author · 57 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 424Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act; providing for voluntary certification. Effe…Enacted100
- HB 1833Labor; creating the Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force; purpose; membership; repo…Enacted100
- HB 3904Medicaid; authorizing flexible payment structures for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care; effective date.Passed Senate committee68
- HB 3901Psychological autopsy; terms; psychological autopsy examiner; pilot psychological autopsy service; report; Commissioner …In Senate committee59
- HB 3905Domestic violence; requiring use of Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring devices; effective date.In Senate committee58
- HB 3907Vulnerable juveniles and adults; terms; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county juvenile detention centers; Department of Hum…In Senate committee57
- HB 1834Revenue and taxation; creating the Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act; income tax; effective date.In Senate committee46
- HB 1832Intermediate care facilities; electronic monitoring; long-term care facilities; term; intermediate care facilities; effe…In Senate committee45
- HB 1831Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Workers Act; definitions; establishment of certificate;…In Senate committee45
- HB 1837Poor persons; Achieving a Better Life Experience Program account; exemption; effective date.In Senate committee44
- HCR 1026Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration.Passed House38
- SCR 22Concurrent resolution; recognizing the impact of light pollution on bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off e…Passed Senate36
- HB 1836State government; State Use Advisory Council; terms; effective date.In Senate committee33
- HB 3906Supported decision-making; Oklahoma Supported Decision-Making Act; purpose; terms; agreement; tasks; information; eviden…Passed House committee30
- HB 3903Domestic violence; criminal procedure; law enforcement agencies; incident reports; court clerks; protective order; petit…Passed House committee30
All 26 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 4342, SB 1794, SB 1325, HB 3265, HB 4113, HB 1979, HB 4118, HB 4141, SB 1148, SB 1147, SB 1149, SB 1146 and 45 more.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,355 roll calls
1842 Yes246 No267 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.yesPassed 68–19
- May 7, 2026SJR 52 Third ReadingyesPassed 90–3
- May 7, 2026HB 3021 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 90–3
- May 7, 2026SB 1209 Third ReadingyesFailed 40–51
- May 7, 2026SJR 53 Third ReadingyesPassed 88–5
- May 7, 2026SB 650 Third ReadingyesPassed 82–5
- May 7, 2026SB 2143 Third ReadingnoFailed 17–77
- May 7, 2026SB 740 Third ReadingyesPassed 92–0
- May 7, 2026SJR 50 Third ReadingnoPassed 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
1.9810th of 99 in the House
91th percentile
91th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 21 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 14 / 10 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 1 (1) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 45 ÷ 22.78 = 1.98 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,932 / 268 (13.9%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 88.7% of 662 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (5), Criminal justice & public safety (5), Business, jobs & the economy (3) |
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
- Jared Deck DHouse 44 19 ⇄
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 15 ⇄
- Suzanne Schreiber DHouse 70 15 ⇄
- Trish Ranson DHouse 34 14 ⇄
- Cyndi Munson DHouse 85 13 ⇄
- Daniel Pae RHouse 62 13 ⇄
- Nick Archer RHouse 55 12 ⇄
- Tammy West RHouse 84 11 ⇄
- Ellen Pogemiller DHouse 88 9 ⇄
- Melissa Provenzano DHouse 79 9 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Ronald Stewart DHouse 73 90.5% of 622 contested votes
- Suzanne Schreiber DHouse 70 89.8% of 590 contested votes
- Jacob Rosecrants DHouse 46 88.3% of 622 contested votes
- Melissa Provenzano DHouse 79 88.0% of 632 contested votes
- Ellen Pogemiller DHouse 88 87.5% of 632 contested votes
- Meloyde Blancett DHouse 78 86.7% of 615 contested votes
- Cyndi Munson DHouse 85 85.4% of 576 contested votes
- Annie Menz DHouse 45 85.1% of 502 contested votes
- Arturo Alonso Sandoval DHouse 89 84.8% of 593 contested votes
- Andy Fugate DHouse 94 84.3% of 610 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Molly Jenkins RHouse 33 13.6% of 661
- Tom Gann RHouse 8 13.9% of 647
- Jim Shaw RHouse 32 14.4% of 653
- Rick West RHouse 3 15.2% of 643
- Jim Olsen RHouse 2 20.1% of 638
“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 87
- Counties
- Oklahoma
- Cities & towns
- Oklahoma City
- ZIP codes
- 73008, 73107, 73112, 73116, 73118, 73122, 73127
- Senate members sharing a county
- Shane Jett (17), Jack Stewart (18), Kristen Thompson (22), Grant Green (28), Julia Kirt (30), Carri Hicks (40), Adam Pugh (41), Brenda Stanley (42), Michael Brooks (44), Paul Rosino (45), Mark Mann (46), Kelly Hines (47), Nikki Nice (48)
Official district map: see the official House page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 96 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $5,034.75 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$664.142026-06-17
- Dalton Miller2$650.002026-03-10
- Kinsey Westwood5$445.542026-03-09
- Samantha Davidson5$235.792025-09-22
- Margaret Shaffer5$215.472026-06-17
- Leah Christopher2$141.552026-04-20
- Ryan Kilpatrick1$132.502026-04-17
- Keith Beall2$118.042026-02-11
- Michael D Jackson1$110.002025-12-17
- Raquel Leigh Schmitz2$104.912025-04-29
- Samantha Graham Galloway2$101.062025-09-04
- Derek Sparks1$100.002025-01-22
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Source
Copied from https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/ellyn-hefner on Oct 27, 2026. Not endorsed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.