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39Senate
District
Senator
Dave Rader
| Seat | Senate District 39 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 233 · 2nd floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 233 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 521-5620 |
| Legislative assistant | Celia Scott |
| Write to | Senate contact form |
| Hometown | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Sales |
| Education | BS, Mechanical Engineering – University of Tulsa |
| Legislative experience | Senate Member, 2016 - Present |
Committees 7
- Revenue and Taxation Chair standing
- Rules Vice Chair standing
- Appropriations standing
- Appropriations › Health and Human Services subcommittee
- Education standing
- Energy standing
- Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations joint
Bills, 2026 session 130 as principal author · 3 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1216Drug courts; modifying eligibility requirements. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1400Sales tax exemption; combining certain exemptions for aircraft maintenance, manufacturing, and parts. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1213Prisons and reformatories; modifying provisions related to inmate earned credits. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1226Motor vehicles; expanding criteria by which a person must remain at scene or make notification of certain accident. Effe…Enacted100
- HB 3298Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; conside…Enacted100
- HB 4408State question 780 data; calculation of savings and averted costs from implementation of the Oklahoma Smart Justice Refo…Enacted100
- HB 4113Voting access; modifying qualifications for convicted felons; effective date.Enacted100
- SB 44Sales tax; extending sales tax exemption to contractors in connection to performance of a contract with a tax exempt ent…Enacted100
- HB 4108Airports; trespassing on property containing critical infrastructure; expanding scope of crime to include airports; effe…Enacted100
- SB 1246Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code; modifying provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act. Effectiv…Enacted100
- SB 444Controlled dangerous substances; modifying and removing requirements and procedures related to destruction requiring com…Enacted100
- SB 1122Ad valorem tax; requiring the State Board of Equalization to assess certain broadband property.at certain radio Effectiv…Enacted100
- HB 2610Revenue and taxation; nonrecurring adoption expenses credit; modifying amount; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 1282Scholarships; Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award; renaming; eligibility; awards; waivers; effective date; emergency.Enacted100
- HB 2104Classification of felony offenses; designating classification for certain offenses; effective date.Enacted100
All 130 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 2030, SR 17, SCR 8.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,345 roll calls
2235 Yes72 No38 Excused0 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
2.044th of 47 in the Senate
93th percentile
93th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 79 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 49 / 33 / 27 |
| … became law | 22 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 50 (12) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 335.5 ÷ 164.51 = 2.04 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,657 / 38 (2.3%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 94% of 719 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (27), Criminal justice & public safety (11), Courts & civil law (10) |
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
- Mark Tedford RHouse 69 14 ⇄
- Daniel Pae RHouse 62 9 ⇄
- Jared Deck DHouse 44 8 ⇄
- Erick Harris RHouse 39 8 ⇄
- Anthony Moore RHouse 57 8 ⇄
- Chad Caldwell RHouse 40 7 ⇄
- Eric Roberts RHouse 83 7 ⇄
- Ellyn Hefner DHouse 87 6 ⇄
- Mark Lepak RHouse 9 6 ⇄
- Tammy West RHouse 84 6 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Lonnie Paxton RSenate 23 95.7% of 646 contested votes
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 95.5% of 708 contested votes
- John Haste RSenate 36 95.4% of 680 contested votes
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 95.3% of 702 contested votes
- Aaron Reinhardt RSenate 37 95.0% of 698 contested votes
- Spencer Kern RSenate 31 94.7% of 720 contested votes
- Paul Rosino RSenate 45 94.4% of 666 contested votes
- Julie Daniels RSenate 29 94.3% of 646 contested votes
- Kristen Thompson RSenate 22 94.2% of 685 contested votes
- Todd Gollihare RSenate 12 93.9% of 694 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 32.0% of 696
- Shane Jett RSenate 17 33.8% of 689
- Kendal Sacchieri RSenate 43 42.6% of 690
- George Burns RSenate 5 42.8% of 678
- Lisa Standridge RSenate 15 44.1% of 678
“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 39
- Counties
- Tulsa
- ZIP codes
- 74008, 74105, 74133, 74135, 74136, 74137, 74145, 74146
- House members sharing a county
- Mark Lepak (9), John Kane (11), Scott Fetgatter (16), Derrick Hildebrant (23), Chris Banning (24), Kyle Hilbert (29), Mark Lawson (30), Clay Staires (66), Rob Hall (67), Mike Lay (68), Mark Tedford (69), Suzanne Schreiber (70), Amanda Clinton (71), Michelle McCane (72), Ronald Stewart (73), Kevin Norwood (74), T.J. Marti (75), Ross Ford (76), Vacant seat (District 77) (77), Meloyde Blancett (78), Melissa Provenzano (79), Stan May (80), Gabe Woolley (98)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
Registered lobbyists reported 89 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $3,963.07 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
- Adam Maxey3$371.252026-04-24
- Steven Hahn2$265.272026-04-30
- Brett Farley2$196.282025-02-11
- Dalton Miller5$193.092026-05-06
- Tyler Warren Norvell4$189.622026-04-28
- Amy Kjose1$182.002025-02-04
- Joshua Driskell4$178.492026-05-08
- Matthew Rosman8$174.962025-05-14
- Jason Emeral Constable3$172.542026-04-27
- Margaret Erling-Frette2$148.222025-04-15
- James Lee Reese1$135.782026-03-31
- Bryson Panas1$135.542025-04-30
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Source
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