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35Senate
District
Senator
Jo Anna Dossett
| Seat | Senate District 35 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democrat |
| Capitol office | Room 514.2 · 5th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 514.2 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | 405.521.5624 |
| Legislative assistant | Amy Hicks |
| Write to | Senate contact form |
| Hometown | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Former teacher |
| Education | M.A., Oklahoma State University |
| Legislative experience | Senate Member, 2020-Present |
Committees 8
- Aeronautics and Transportation standing
- Appropriations standing
- Appropriations › Natural Resources and Regulatory Services subcommittee
- Education standing
- Energy standing
- Health and Human Services standing
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding joint
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding - Economic Development and Workforce Working Group joint
Bills, 2026 session 37 as principal author · 8 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 40952-1-1 Collaborative; modifying powers and duties; modifying membership; specifying procedures for appointment, reappoint…Enacted100
- HB 3671Teachers; definition for career teacher; effective date.Enacted100
- SB 12902-1-1 services; creating the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund; specifying type of fund and source of monies. Effective date.…Enacted100
- SB 1432Teachers; removing reference to pilot status of new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification; removing sunse…Enacted100
- SR 32Resolution; recognizing March 9th as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol.Adopted100
- SB 50Sales tax; exempting sales tax on purchase of gun safes and guns safety devices. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 176Health benefit plans; requiring coverage for certain prescription. Effective date.Enacted100
- SR 4Resolution; recognizing March 10 as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol.Adopted100
- HB 3175Nuclear energy; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office; effective date.Passed Senate committee68
- SB 1317Teachers; modifying definition of career teacher. Effective date.Passed both chambers67
- HB 1683Vision insurance; noncovered services or materials; prohibitions; effective date; emergency.Passed both chambers62
- HB 4060Corporation Commission; creating the Plug-In Solar Power Amendments Act; defining terms; effective date.In Senate committee58
- HB 1836State government; State Use Advisory Council; terms; effective date.In Senate committee33
- SB 1442Alcoholic beverage license fees; establishing certain micro-distiller license; providing certain production limits; esta…Passed Senate committee21
- HB 3682Smoking; Oklahoma Clean Indoor Air Act; terms; prohibiting smoking in certain places; exceptions; signage; promulgation …Passed House committee20
All 37 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SR 44, HB 2085, SR 17, HB 1082, HB 4457, SB 1343, SB 1673, SJR 19.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,491 roll calls
2257 Yes225 No9 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 ReadingnoPassed 35–9
- May 14, 2026HJR 1100 Third ReadingyesPassed 31–15
- May 14, 2026SB 1257 Fourth ReadingyesPassed 41–7
- May 14, 2026HJR 1099 Third ReadingnoPassed 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 | 28 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 15 / 5 / 5 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 7 (2) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 65 ÷ 41.62 = 1.56 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,657 / 9 (0.5%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 74.6% of 735 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (7), Budget & taxes (4), Courts & civil law (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
- Mark Mann DSenate 46 5 ⇄
- Nick Archer RHouse 55 4 ⇄
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 4 ⇄
- Casey Murdock RSenate 27 4 ⇄
- John Haste RSenate 36 4 ⇄
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 3 ⇄
- Melissa Provenzano DHouse 79 3 ⇄
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 3 ⇄
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 3 ⇄
- George Burns RSenate 5 3 ⇄
Votes most alike
- John Haste RSenate 36 80.3% of 696 contested votes
- Aaron Reinhardt RSenate 37 80.0% of 716 contested votes
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 80.0% of 726 contested votes
- Dave Rader RSenate 39 80.0% of 721 contested votes
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 79.9% of 720 contested votes
- Lonnie Paxton RSenate 23 79.8% of 662 contested votes
- Spencer Kern RSenate 31 79.4% of 738 contested votes
- Darcy Jech RSenate 26 78.7% of 703 contested votes
- Grant Green RSenate 28 78.7% of 710 contested votes
- Kelly Hines RSenate 47 78.6% of 672 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 23.4% of 713
- Shane Jett RSenate 17 25.0% of 707
- Kendal Sacchieri RSenate 43 33.3% of 708
- Lisa Standridge RSenate 15 33.6% of 696
- George Burns RSenate 5 33.9% 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 35
- Counties
- Tulsa
- ZIP codes
- 74104, 74105, 74112, 74114, 74115, 74119, 74120, 74127, 74129, 74135, 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 56 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $2,841.50 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$413.012026-03-25
- Zachary Quintero3$327.162026-03-31
- Julia Jernigan4$271.102026-03-03
- Dalton Miller1$167.442026-02-25
- Joshua Driskell3$153.302026-03-09
- Jami M Longacre3$145.682026-05-06
- Benjamin Stuart Scofield1$135.782026-03-16
- Keith Beall2$117.592026-02-11
- Carol Goodwin2$115.002025-05-28
- Shawn Lepard2$107.882026-04-01
- Bridgett Wright1$106.202026-03-04
- Michael Neal3$81.002026-03-27
24 more lobbyists on OkLobbyGuide.
Lobbyist profiles open on OkLobbyGuide. A reported expenditure is a legal, disclosed activity and does not imply wrongdoing.
Source
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