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42Senate
District
Senator
Brenda Stanley
| Seat | Senate District 42 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 420 · 4th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 420 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 521-5584 |
| Legislative assistant | Makenzie Elkins |
| Write to | Senate contact form |
| Hometown | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Former teacher and principal; UCO adjunct professor; Project Manager at Rose State College |
| Education | B.S. in Education, Georgia College; Bachelors of Administration, University of Central Oklahoma; Masters of Education, University of Georgia |
| Legislative experience | Senate member, 2018 - Present |
Committees 9
- Health and Human Services Vice Chair standing
- Veterans and Military Affairs Chair standing
- Appropriations standing
- Appropriations › Health and Human Services subcommittee
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding joint
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding - Economic Development and Workforce Working Group joint
- Local and County Government standing
- Rules standing
- Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances standing
Bills, 2026 session 76 as principal author · 23 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1794Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of certain behavior…Enacted100
- SB 1832Income tax; reauthorizing certain income tax refund donations. Effective date. Emergency.Enacted100
- SB 540Professions and occupations; enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and authorizing the Governor to enter int…Enacted100
- SB 2011Assault and battery; modifying scope of certain offenses. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1633Higher education; removing language providing resident tuition eligibility for certain students. Emergency.Enacted100
- SB 1651State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; modifying various provisions related to physicians and allied health p…Enacted100
- HB 3649Real property; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; trust; proceeds of sales; Department of Mental …Enacted100
- SB 2045Schools; Grow Your Own Educator Program; eligible school district; funds; alternative certification pathway. Emergency.Enacted100
- HB 3755Oklahoma Juvenile Code; directing certain provision of medication and reimbursement; creating the Juvenile Detention Pre…Enacted100
- SB 1655Oklahoma Adoption Code; modifying applicability of certain confidentiality provisions. Emergency.Enacted100
- HB 2268Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.Enacted100
- SB 1565Medicaid; establishing powers and duties related to Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model; requiring inclusion of nu…Enacted100
- SB 1644Public health; requiring addition of alpha-gal disease to list of reportable conditions. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1567Practice of nursing; modifying restriction on supervision fees for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; prohibiting cert…Enacted100
- SB 933Health care; creating the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act; authorizing individualized investigational tre…Enacted100
All 76 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SJR 49, SB 171, HB 4118, HB 3985, HB 1371, SR 28, SB 227, SB 743, HB 1808, SB 31, SB 789, HB 2728 and 11 more.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,159 roll calls
2087 Yes18 No53 Excused1 Other / not voting
- DateMeasure & motionVoteResult
- May 14, 2026SB 1726 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 39–7
- May 14, 2026SB 2182 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 44–0
- May 14, 2026SB 1618 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 40–7
- May 14, 2026SB 563 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 41–5
- May 14, 2026HB 4432 Veto Override No EmergencyyesPassed 35–10
- May 14, 2026SB 1806 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 47–0
- May 14, 2026SB 1589 Veto Override No EmergencyyesPassed 34–10
- May 14, 2026SJR 52 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 36–8
- May 14, 2026HB 1370 Third ReadingyesPassed 41–7
- May 14, 2026SB 1451 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 35–9
- May 14, 2026HJR 1100 Third ReadingyesPassed 31–15
- May 14, 2026SB 1257 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 41–7
- May 14, 2026HJR 1099 Third ReadingyesPassed 32–15
- May 14, 2026HB 1370 Suspend RulenoFailed 19–29
- May 14, 2026SB 1894 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 45–0
Latest 15 votes shown. Member votes from Open States roll calls (from oklegislature.gov vote records).
Effectiveness 60th Legislature, 2025–26
1.698th of 47 in the Senate
85th percentile
85th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 41 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 31 / 23 / 21 |
| … became law | 18 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 33 (16) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 278 ÷ 164.51 = 1.69 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,657 / 54 (3.3%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 97.5% of 718 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (12), Schools (K–12) (5), Veterans & military (5) |
Senate 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
- Nicole Miller RHouse 82 18 ⇄
- Daniel Pae RHouse 62 12 ⇄
- Tammy West RHouse 84 10 ⇄
- Mark Mann DSenate 46 10 ⇄
- Cynthia Roe RHouse 42 9 ⇄
- Casey Murdock RSenate 27 9 ⇄
- Tom Woods RSenate 4 9 ⇄
- Ellyn Hefner DHouse 87 8 ⇄
- George Burns RSenate 5 8 ⇄
- John Haste RSenate 36 8 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Lonnie Paxton RSenate 23 98.9% of 651 contested votes
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 98.7% of 707 contested votes
- John Haste RSenate 36 98.4% of 679 contested votes
- Aaron Reinhardt RSenate 37 98.3% of 698 contested votes
- Spencer Kern RSenate 31 98.2% of 719 contested votes
- Kristen Thompson RSenate 22 97.4% of 687 contested votes
- Kelly Hines RSenate 47 97.2% of 653 contested votes
- Julie Daniels RSenate 29 96.8% of 647 contested votes
- Paul Rosino RSenate 45 96.7% of 665 contested votes
- Todd Gollihare RSenate 12 96.7% of 693 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 34.0% of 697
- Shane Jett RSenate 17 36.0% of 688
- George Burns RSenate 5 44.2% of 678
- Kendal Sacchieri RSenate 43 44.5% of 690
- Lisa Standridge RSenate 15 46.7% of 679
“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 42
- Counties
- Oklahoma
- ZIP codes
- 73020, 73049, 73054, 73110, 73130, 73135, 73145, 73150
- House members sharing a county
- Collin Duel (31), John George (36), Erick Harris (39), Denise Crosswhite Hader (41), Kevin West (54), Mike Osburn (81), Nicole Miller (82), Eric Roberts (83), Tammy West (84), Cyndi Munson (85), Ellyn Hefner (87), Ellen Pogemiller (88), Arturo Alonso Sandoval (89), Emily Gise (90), Sam Wargin Grimaldo (92), Mickey Dollens (93), Andy Fugate (94), Max Wolfley (95), Preston Stinson (96), Aletia Timmons (97), Vacant seat (District 99) (99), Marilyn Stark (100), Robert Manger (101)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 40 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $2,597.20 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 Crouch2$366.292026-03-25
- Dalton Miller1$350.002026-03-10
- Kinsey Westwood4$212.532026-02-09
- Gregory McCortney1$199.822026-03-11
- Tyler Warren Norvell2$164.662025-09-22
- Michael D Jackson1$150.002025-07-16
- Rhonda Baker2$125.652025-02-04
- Sara Lynn Sadorra1$100.002026-01-28
- Lauren McCay2$94.682026-04-15
- Julia Jernigan2$94.422025-05-28
- Chad Vesper1$74.512026-04-08
- Barbara Brittnee Preston1$71.702025-12-09
15 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://oksenate.gov/senators/brenda-stanley on Oct 26, 2026. Not endorsed by the Oklahoma State Senate.