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36Senate
District
Senator
John Haste
| Seat | Senate District 36 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 530 · 5th floor |
| Mailing address | 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 530 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
| Capitol phone | (405) 521-5602 |
| Legislative assistant | Laurie Nicoll |
| Write to | Senate contact form |
| Hometown | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Sr. Vice President of Business Development, Surya |
| Education | University of Tennessee - Martin |
| Legislative experience | Senate Member, 2018-present |
Committees 6
- Appropriations Vice Chair standing
- Health and Human Services standing
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding joint
- Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding - Health and Human Services Working Group joint
- Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) oversight
- Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances standing
Bills, 2026 session 41 as principal author · 172 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1531Aerospace, aircraft, and aviation infrastructure; authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics to ta…Enacted100
- SB 563County planning commission; personnel; chair of the board; composition of board. Effective date. Emergency.Enacted100
- HB 3831Emergency management Services; recognizing Oklahoma Task Force 1 as the official deployment asset team; creating the Okl…Enacted100
- SB 1653Professions and occupations; enacting the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Effective date.Enacted100
- SB 1239Service Oklahoma; modifying termination date of certain apportionment. Emergency.Enacted100
- SB 1984Practice of osteopathic medicine; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act. Effective date.Enacted100
- HB 3944Public finance; State Finance Act; reporting; budget request procedures; fund allotment procedures; fund transfer proced…Enacted100
- HB 2123Transportation; powers and duties of the Turnpike Authority; removing authority to construct certain bridge; authorizing…Enacted100
- SB 2060Improvement districts; master development districts; requirements and procedures; bonds. Effective date.Enacted100
- HB 2758Transportation; financing; Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund; apportionment; effective date; emergency…Enacted100
- SB 574Attorney General; broadening approved purposes for opioid grant awards; authorizing certain use of funds by the Attorney…Enacted100
- HB 2260Revenue and taxation; income tax credit; civil engineering; effective date.Enacted100
- HB 2164Public corruption; crimes against state revenue; modifying punishment for certain offense; establishing elements of cert…Enacted100
- SB 701Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the peopl…Enacted100
- SB 135Aeronautics technology; modifying Oklahoma Aircraft Engine Testing Development Grant Program; expanding purpose of certa…Enacted100
All 41 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 1679, SB 1379, HB 1371, SB 1130, HB 4073, SB 1142, HB 4078, HB 4074, HB 4076, SB 1132, HB 4075, HB 4028 and 160 more.
2025 · 2024 sessions · About the momentum score
Vote record, 2026 session 2,122 roll calls
- 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
48th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 23 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 17 / 14 / 14 |
| … became law | 10 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 16 (7) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 153 ÷ 164.51 = 0.93 |
| Floor roll calls / missed | 1,657 / 122 (7.4%) |
| Party unity on contested votes | 98.1% of 694 |
| Most-authored topics | Transportation & vehicles (5), Higher education & workforce (4), Budget & taxes (3) |
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
- Trey Caldwell RHouse 63 161 ⇄
- Rob Hall RHouse 67 160 ⇄
- John Kane RHouse 11 62 ⇄
- Nicole Miller RHouse 82 10 ⇄
- Avery Frix RSenate 9 10 ⇄
- Jared Deck DHouse 44 9 ⇄
- Mickey Dollens DHouse 93 9 ⇄
- Mark Lawson RHouse 30 9 ⇄
- Annie Menz DHouse 45 9 ⇄
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 8 ⇄
Votes most alike
- Lonnie Paxton RSenate 23 99.1% of 634 contested votes
- Bill Coleman RSenate 10 98.8% of 684 contested votes
- Brenda Stanley RSenate 42 98.4% of 679 contested votes
- Aaron Reinhardt RSenate 37 98.2% of 674 contested votes
- Paul Rosino RSenate 45 98.1% of 645 contested votes
- Spencer Kern RSenate 31 98.0% of 696 contested votes
- Kristen Thompson RSenate 22 97.9% of 664 contested votes
- Kelly Hines RSenate 47 97.3% of 632 contested votes
- Julie Daniels RSenate 29 97.0% of 629 contested votes
- Todd Gollihare RSenate 12 96.9% of 670 contested votes
Votes least alike
- Dusty Deevers RSenate 32 34.5% of 670
- Shane Jett RSenate 17 36.5% of 666
- Kendal Sacchieri RSenate 43 45.2% of 668
- George Burns RSenate 5 45.5% of 655
- Nikki Nice DSenate 48 46.9% of 688
“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 36
- Counties
- Tulsa, Wagoner
- ZIP codes
- 74012, 74014, 74015, 74108, 74134, 74146
- House members sharing a county
- Bob Ed Culver (4), Tom Gann (8), Mark Lepak (9), John Kane (11), Mark Chapman (12), Neil Hays (13), Chris Sneed (14), 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 121 expenditures (meals, gifts, events) totalling $4,862.07 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
- Emily Ann Crouch3$413.012026-03-25
- Dalton Miller2$380.142026-03-10
- Margaret Erling-Frette4$291.602026-03-23
- Michael Thompson2$278.012026-02-09
- Tyler Warren Norvell5$260.042026-04-28
- Michael Neal3$240.532026-05-08
- David Bond3$211.442026-04-01
- Bill Case18$196.752026-05-13
- Joshua Driskell5$174.302026-03-27
- Kirby Lee Smith3$168.092025-07-20
- Julia Jernigan3$141.362025-05-21
- Jami M Longacre4$133.352026-04-07
49 more lobbyists on OkLobbyGuide.
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Source
Copied from https://oksenate.gov/senators/john-haste on Oct 26, 2026. Not endorsed by the Oklahoma State Senate.