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38Senate
District
Senator
Brent Howard
| Seat | Senate District 38 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 427 · 4th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 427 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 521-5612 |
| Legislative assistant | Pam Nordstrom |
| Write to | Senate contact form |
| Hometown | Altus, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Education | B.S., Oklahoma State University; J.D., University of Oklahoma; LLM, New York University |
| Legislative experience | Senate Member, 2018 - present |
Committees 9
- Judiciary Chair standing
- Appropriations standing
- Appropriations › Public Safety and Judiciary subcommittee
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding joint
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding - Government Transformation and Collaboration Working Group joint
- Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations joint
- Revenue and Taxation standing
- Rules standing
- Veterans and Military Affairs standing
Bills, 2026 session 77 as principal author · 7 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 2182Civil remedies; creating the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 893Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2…Enacted100
- SB 259Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective …Enacted100
- SB 1827Governmental Tort Claims Act; modifying definitions. Effective date.Enacted100
- HB 3996Crimes and punishments; capital cases; Indigent Defense System to make certain payments and provide certain experts; eff…Enacted100
- HB 2894Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act; cap on capital investment tax credits; authorizing and limiting additional participation in pro…Enacted100
- SB 2104Trusts; modifying requirements related to management and enforceability of trusts. Effective date.Enacted100
- HB 4322Professions and occupations; funeral director in charge; definitions; license requirements; effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1561Emergency medical services; modifying certain disciplinary actions. Effective date.Enacted100
- HB 4316Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency.Enacted100
- HB 1937Schools; student communications; school personnel; administrative leave; investigation; effective date; emergency.Enacted100
- SB 1621Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 2184Multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging, consolidating and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency.Enacted100
- HB 4317Professions and occupations; accountants; education requirements; certificates; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 3499Courts; jurisdiction of special judges; applications for court orders to issue titles; effective date.Enacted100
All 77 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 3704, SR 39, HB 2516, SB 83, SR 17, HB 1200, SCR 6.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,335 roll calls
2146 Yes93 No93 Excused3 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 ReadingexcusedPassed 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 EmergencynoPassed 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
1.5612th of 47 in the Senate
76th percentile
76th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 25 / 21 / 15 |
| … became law | 14 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 41 (20) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 256 ÷ 164.51 = 1.56 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,657 / 94 (5.7%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 94% of 701 |
| Most-authored topics | Courts & civil law (10), Business, jobs & the economy (4), Criminal justice & public safety (4) |
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
- Nick Archer RHouse 55 10 ⇄
- Gerrid Kendrix RHouse 52 10 ⇄
- Collin Duel RHouse 31 9 ⇄
- Erick Harris RHouse 39 9 ⇄
- Chris Kannady RHouse 91 7 ⇄
- Trey Caldwell RHouse 63 6 ⇄
- Mark Lepak RHouse 9 5 ⇄
- Josh West RHouse 5 5 ⇄
- Brian Hill RHouse 47 4 ⇄
- Cody Maynard RHouse 21 4 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 94.5% of 690 contested votes
- Lonnie Paxton RSenate 23 94.2% of 640 contested votes
- John Haste RSenate 36 94.1% of 662 contested votes
- Aaron Reinhardt RSenate 37 94.0% of 682 contested votes
- Grant Green RSenate 28 93.5% of 675 contested votes
- Julie Daniels RSenate 29 93.5% of 632 contested votes
- Todd Gollihare RSenate 12 93.5% of 678 contested votes
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 93.4% of 687 contested votes
- Paul Rosino RSenate 45 93.4% of 650 contested votes
- Spencer Kern RSenate 31 93.4% of 702 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 35.8% of 678
- Shane Jett RSenate 17 37.2% of 674
- Kendal Sacchieri RSenate 43 45.4% of 674
- George Burns RSenate 5 45.5% of 661
- Nikki Nice DSenate 48 46.0% of 696
“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 38
- Counties
- Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita
- ZIP codes
- 73015, 73021, 73024, 73041, 73062, 73096, 73521, 73523, 73526, 73528, 73530, 73532, 73537, 73539, 73542, 73544, 73546, 73547, 73549, 73550, 73551, 73552, 73553, 73554, 73555, 73556, 73559, 73560, 73564, 73566, 73570, 73571, 73601, 73622, 73624, 73626, 73627, 73632, 73641, 73644, 73645, 73647, 73651, 73655, 73661, 73662, 73664, 73666, 73668, 73673
- House members sharing a county
- Gerrid Kendrix (52), Nick Archer (55), Anthony Moore (57), Trey Caldwell (63)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 62 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $3,190.98 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
- Tyler Warren Norvell5$372.642025-09-22
- Emily Ann Crouch2$366.292026-03-25
- Ryan Kilpatrick2$198.782026-04-06
- Margaret Erling-Frette2$183.232026-03-11
- Amy Kjose1$182.542025-08-19
- Jeramy Rich1$154.902025-05-06
- Kinsey Westwood1$135.272025-02-18
- James Lee Reese3$124.322026-04-14
- Tyler Gage Milliman2$123.202026-02-04
- Matthew Lee Latham2$121.892026-03-17
- Jeffrey John Peters1$118.252025-02-17
- Spencer W Guinn1$111.882026-04-07
29 more lobbyists on OkLobbyGuide.
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Source
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