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79House
District
Representative · Assistant Minority Leader
Melissa Provenzano
| Seat | House District 79 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democrat |
| Capitol office | Room 543 · 5th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 543, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 557-7330 |
| Legislative assistant | Connie Riley |
| Write to | melissa.provenzano@okhouse.gov (House constituent-mail address) |
| Hometown | Tulsa |
| Tenure | 57th Legislature - Present |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 9
- Appropriations and Budget standing
- Appropriations and Budget › A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee subcommittee
- Commerce & Economic Development Oversight › Business subcommittee
- Conference Committee on Education Oversight conference
- Education Oversight standing
- GCCA conference
- Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget joint
- Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations joint
- Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances standing
Bills, 2026 session 47 as principal author · 35 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 3673Professions and occupations; term of license and registration certificates; renewal; prohibitions; reinstated licenses; …Enacted100
- HB 3678Crimes and punishments; electronic communication devices; threaten; intimidate; harass; public officials; municipal offi…Enacted100
- HB 3671Teachers; definition for career teacher; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 1389Mammography screening; coverage for low-dose mammography screening; examinations; definition; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 1392Counties and county officers; county treasurer fee; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 3674Schools; school resource officer program; sexual assault reporting; continuing law enforcement training; CLEET; certific…Passed Senate committee72
- SB 1317Teachers; modifying definition of career teacher. Effective date.Passed both chambers67
- SB 1584Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; modifying time frame for which sexual assault evidence kits must be submitted an…Passed Senate committee50
- HB 1396Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.Passed Senate committee45
- HB 1390Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; investigations; report; effective date.In Senate committee43
- HB 3691Motor vehicles; licenses; application; effective date.Passed House committee31
- HB 3682Smoking; Oklahoma Clean Indoor Air Act; terms; prohibiting smoking in certain places; exceptions; signage; promulgation …Passed House committee20
- HB 1394Teacher certification; competency examination; exception; effective date; emergency.Passed House committee20
- HB 3676Transfer-on-death deeds; requirements; nonacceptance; lapsed interest; allocation of costs; good-cause exception; constr…In House committee19
- HB 3675Health insurance; review agents; artificial intelligence system; adverse determinations; effective date.In House committee6
All 47 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 248, HB 1370, HB 4427, HB 1933, HB 1979, HB 3016, HB 4118, HB 3244, HB 4141, SB 169, SB 546, HB 1484 and 23 more.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,530 roll calls
- DateMeasure & motionVoteResult
- May 14, 2026HB 1370 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 89–1
- May 14, 2026SB 2 Fourth ReadingnoFailed 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
94th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 45 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 11 / 8 / 5 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 2 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 63.5 ÷ 22.78 = 2.79 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,932 / 109 (5.6%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 92.4% of 738 |
| Most-authored topics | Schools (K–12) (12), Budget & taxes (6), State government & agencies (6) |
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
- Trish Ranson DHouse 34 11 ⇄
- Jared Deck DHouse 44 9 ⇄
- Ellyn Hefner DHouse 87 9 ⇄
- Annie Menz DHouse 45 9 ⇄
- Cyndi Munson DHouse 85 9 ⇄
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 8 ⇄
- Ellen Pogemiller DHouse 88 8 ⇄
- Nicole Miller RHouse 82 7 ⇄
- Suzanne Schreiber DHouse 70 7 ⇄
- Carri Hicks DSenate 40 7 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Cyndi Munson DHouse 85 92.7% of 644 contested votes
- Trish Ranson DHouse 34 91.7% of 702 contested votes
- Ronald Stewart DHouse 73 90.6% of 684 contested votes
- Ellen Pogemiller DHouse 88 90.1% of 699 contested votes
- Arturo Alonso Sandoval DHouse 89 89.9% of 655 contested votes
- Jared Deck DHouse 44 89.4% of 707 contested votes
- Jacob Rosecrants DHouse 46 88.9% of 696 contested votes
- Meloyde Blancett DHouse 78 88.8% of 668 contested votes
- Ellyn Hefner DHouse 87 88.0% of 632 contested votes
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 87.9% of 561 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Jim Shaw RHouse 32 19.2% of 729
- Molly Jenkins RHouse 33 20.2% of 739
- Jim Olsen RHouse 2 20.2% of 712
- Gabe Woolley RHouse 98 21.3% of 695
- Tom Gann RHouse 8 21.7% of 722
“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 79
- Counties
- Tulsa
- Cities & towns
- Tulsa
- ZIP codes
- 74012, 74129, 74133, 74135, 74136, 74145, 74146
- Senate members sharing a county
- Ally Seifried (2), Bill Coleman (10), Regina Goodwin (11), Todd Gollihare (12), Brian Guthrie (25), Christi Gillespie (33), Dana Prieto (34), Jo Anna Dossett (35), John Haste (36), Aaron Reinhardt (37), Dave Rader (39)
Official district map: see the official House page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 72 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $2,862.16 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$324.122026-06-17
- Adam Maxey1$300.002025-06-25
- Kinsey Westwood5$236.292026-03-25
- Joshua Driskell6$149.252026-06-25
- Jami M Longacre3$145.112025-11-02
- Katharine Huffman Henke3$131.302026-03-09
- Scott Tohlen1$120.342025-02-26
- Mark Ruedy1$100.002026-03-04
- Ivy Riggs3$69.932026-04-01
- Emily Virgin3$66.092026-06-01
- Margaret Kay Martin1$62.922025-07-16
- Margaret Erling-Frette1$62.842026-02-24
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Source
Copied from https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/melissa-provenzano on Oct 26, 2026. Not endorsed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.