Meet The New Oklahoma Senators

The 58th Oklahoma legislature has 12 incoming freshmen. Two of them are former State Representatives. 4 of them are Democrats. 8 are Republicans.

  The 57th Oklahoma Legislature's members have been sworn in, this week. They include 12 new senate members, 4 of whom are Democrats from the OKC metro area. This brings the Democrat caucus up to 9 members. Just 2 years ago there were only 6 Democrats in the 48-member chamber..
   This is considered a big turnover, but in our upcoming companion article on the Oklahoma House of Representatives, we'll discuss an unprecedented turnover.
  The factors leading to a large turnover could be:

• A series of special sessions took a toll on the lives & livelihoods of those who left office. 
• A financial recession led to a series of budget struggles which left many govt. workers displeased and activated for change.
• A cut in legislative pay coupled public pressure for legislators to provide more agency oversight.
• Cultural hostilities from political activists, causing lawmaker's families to fear their safety.
• Moral & legal scandals involving lawmakers, leading to several resignations
• Attractive career opportunities drawing capable politicians into corporate leadership positions.

  Whatever the reasons, here are the resulting new members, who eagerly seek to make a positive difference for their constituents and supporters.

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Note the amount of money spent on some of the races, and the source of much of that money. It will help you understand who has an interest in the lawmaker's effectiveness.

SD 6: David Bullard
David is from the Durant area, of Southeast Oklahoma. He succeeds Josh Brecheen, who did not seek another term. 

Bullard raised over $55,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD10: Bill Coleman
Bill is from Northern Oklahoma & serves Osage & Kay Counties. He succeeds Eddie Fields, who ran for Lt. Governor. 

Coleman raised about $80,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD16: Mary Boren
Mary is from the Norman area and serves the Cleveland County area. She succeeds John Sparks who termed out. 

Boren raised over $55,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of her contributors.

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SD20: Chuck Hall
Chuck is from the Perry area and serves Logan, Kingfisher, Noble, & Pawnee counties. He succeeds AJ Griffin, who resigned to accept a private sector opportunity. 

Hall raised over $135,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD24: Darrell Weaver
Darrell is from Moore & serves the northern Cleveland County area. He is preceded by Anthony Sykes who termed out of office. 

Weaver raised over $125,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD30: Julia Kirt
Julia is from Oklahoma City and serves the outer area to the west & north metro area of the county. She succeeds David Holt, who resigned after being elected mayor of OKC. Kirt raised over $245,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of her contributors.

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SD32: John Montgomery
John is from Lawton and serves the city and areas of North & West Comanche County. He succeeds Randy Bass, who termed out of office. 

Montgomery raised over $85,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD36: John Haste
John is from Broken Arrow and serves the East Tulsa and Northern Wagoner Counties. He is preceded by Bill Brown, who termed out of office. 

Haste raised $150,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD38: Brent Howard
Brent is from Altus and serves a large rural area from Weatherford to the SW corner of the state. He succeeds Pro Temp Mike Schultz, who termed out of office. 

​Howard raised over $115,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

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SD40: Carri Hicks
Carri is from Oklahoma City and serves much of the NW portion of the city. She succeeds Ervin Yen, who was defeated in the Republican primary. 

 Hicks raised over $175,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of her contributors.

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SD42: Brenda Stanley
Brenda is from Oklahoma City and serves much of the south-central part of Oklahoma county. She succeeds Jack Fry, who did not seek another term. 

Stanley raised about $45,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of her contributors.

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SD48: George Young
George is from Oklahoma City and serves the central part of Oklahoma County, where he previously serve in HD99. He is preceded by Anastasia Pittman, who ran for Lt. Governor. 

Young raised over $65,000 to campaign for the seat. Here are some of his contributors.

The Senators of the 57th Legislature

Mark Allen (R) District 4	John Montgomery(R) District 32	Micheal Bergstrom (R) District 1	Stephanie Bice (R) District 22
Larry Boggs (R) District 7	David Bullard(R) District 6	Michael Brooks (D) District 44	John Haste(R) District 36
Nathan Dahm (R) District 33	Julie Daniels (R) District 29	Kim David (R) District 18	J.J. Dossett (D)  District 34
Tom Dugger (R) District 21	Bill Coleman (R) District 10	Kay Floyd (D) District 46	Brenda Stanley(R)  District 42
Chuck Hall (R) District 20	Julia Kirt (D) District 30	Allison Ikley-Freeman (D) District 37	Darcy Jech (R) District 26
Chris Kidd (R) District 31	James Leewright (R) District 12	Kevin Matthews (D) District 11	Greg McCortney (R) District 13
Casey Murdock (R) District 27	Joe Newhouse (R) District 25	Lonnie Paxton (R) District 23	Roland Pederson (R) District 19
Dewayne Pemberton (R) District 9	Anastasia Pittman (D) District 48	Adam Pugh (R) District 41	Marty Quinn (R) District 2
Dave Rader (R) District 39	Paul Rosino (R) District 45	Brent Howard(R) District 38	Paul Scott (R) District 43
Ron Sharp (R) District 17	Wayne Shaw (R) District 3	Joseph Silk (R) District 5	Frank Simpson (R) District 14
Jason Smalley (R) District 28	Mary Boren(D) District 16	Rob Standridge (R) District 15	Gary Stanislawski (R) District 35
Darrell Weaver(R) District 24	Roger Thompson (R) District 8	Greg Treat (R) District 47	Carri Hicks(D) District 40