2022 RIED Scores

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A NEW HOME The Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) has found a new home within The State Chamber Research Foundation (SCRF), but the process for analyzing legislation remains as it has been throughout RIED’s distinguished history. SCRF’s mission is to maximize Oklahoma’s economic competitiveness by educating policymakers and the public about important business-related public policy issues, so it is a natural fit for RIED. SCRF will carry on RIED’s legacy, while refreshing parts of the scoring system to ensure RIED’s relevance in the future.

THE RIED REPORT The RIED Report is to promote economic growth through the evaluation of pro-business legislation considered by the Oklahoma Legislature. RIED creates a profile of each legislator’s individual voting record for bills dealing with business, industry, job creation and economic growth issues deemed important by the private sector. All legislation introduced during the session regarding the issues listed is evaluated. A private sector focus group comprised of representatives in the fields related to the proposed legislation follows the bill through the process and issues a final recommendation. The group evaluates the bills being considered and approves the bills for final scoring. Each legislator is graded with respect to his or her vote on each bill. Absences are not counted against the final score if present for at least one floor vote. Absences during half the voting for scored bills may result in no score for the session. A wide range of reports, graphic illustrations and voting profiles are disseminated across the state based upon each legislator’s voting record. As an initiative of a 501(c)(3), RIED is non-partisan. We do not lobby issues and do not endorse candidates or campaigns. All data is obtained from legislative, government and private sector sources. The material is not intended to be and does not constitute an endorsement of any kind or to be or represent an official source.

2022 SESSION OVERVIEW OVERVIEWThe second session of the 58th Oklaoma Legislature was the first “business as usual” session (i.e., not dominated by COVID-19 and responses to it) since 2019. There were over 2,000 bills and resolutions filed, with 434 making it to the governor’s desk for signature or veto. The hallmarks of the session included indexing unemployment benefits, incentives designed to attract “mega” economic development projects and the defeat of this session’s pharmacy benefits mandates bill. Many pro-growth tax measures were not taken up, but could be considered in a special session later this year, or again in the 2023 regular session.


2022 SCORES BILLS SELECTED FOR SCORING HB 1933 – Unemployment Indexing

HB 4354 – Research and Development Attraction Grant Program

HB 3081 – Economic Development Tax Credit

HB 4455 – Mega Project Tax Incentives

HB 3363 – Statewide Broadband Plan

SB 957 – Judicial Branch Recusal

HB 3418 – Full Expensing Tax Reform

SB 984 – State Lawsuit Accountability Act

HB 3901 – County Assessor Tax Reform

SB 1610 – Turnpike Extension Study

HB 4085 – Rural Jobs Act

SB 1858 – Hydrogen Manufacturing Industry Tax Credit

HB 4228 – Health Insurance Reform

SB 1860 - Pharmacy Benefits Mandates

Green = Pro-Growth

Red = Anti-Growth

Party

Dist.

“Term Limit”

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Baker, Rhonda

R

60

28

NA

NA

NA

100

77

87

100

94

84

90

Bashore, Steve

R

7

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

85

88

Bell, Merleyn

D

45

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

56

41

82

NS

60

Bennett, Forrest

D

92

28

NA

NA

NA

69

63

69

53

76

68

66

Blancett, Meloyde

D

78

28

NA

NA

NA

59

72

38

65

88

58

63

Boatman, Jeff

R

67

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

89

100

94

88

93

Boles, Brad

R

51

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

89

80

100

88

70

85

Brewer, Denise

D

71

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

56

53

70

NS

60

Burns, Ty

R

35

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

89

100

94

85

92

Bush, Carol

R

70

28

NA

NA

NA

95

84

84

100

97

77

89

Caldwell, Chad

R

40

26

NA

96

77

95

86

78

100

100

77

89

Caldwell, Trey

R

63

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

84

100

97

74

89

Conley, Sherrie

R

20

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

67

100

88

NS

85

Cornwell, Rusty

R

6

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

88

85

90

Crosswhite-Hader, Denise

R

41

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

67

88

85

82

80

Cruz, Jose

D

89

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

88

R

88

Culver, Bob Ed

R

4

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

76

83

Davis, Dean

R

98

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

100

94

88

93

Dempsey, Eddy

R

1

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

97

85

91

Dills, Sheila

R

69

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

69

100

100

86

89

Dobrinski, Mike

R

59

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

97

76

86

Dollens, Mickey

D

93

28

NA

NA

NA

59

77

69

41

82

42

62

HOUSE

Cumulative 2022 2022 Score

Echols, Jon

R

90

24

85

92

82

85

86

87

94

94

88

89

Fetgatter, Scott

R

16

28

NA

NA

NA

90

74

82

88

88

71

82

Ford, Ross

R

76

29

NA

NA

NA

NA

81

78

100

82

87

86

Frix, Avery

R

13

28

NA

NA

NA

100

91

73

88

88

77

86

Fugate, Andy

D

94

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

80

88

91

58

79


Gann, Tom

R

8

28

NA

NA

NA

51

Goodwin, Regina

D

73

28

NA

NA

51

Grego, Jim

R

17

30

NA

NA

NA

Hardin, David

R

86

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

65

42

55

50

69

47

64

44

57

91

100

91

86

92

NA

71

100

85

85

85

33

53

46

77

NA

NA

Hardin, Tommy

R

49

22

53

69

95

41

33

44

59

30

58

61

Hasenbeck, Toni

R

65

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

84

100

100

83

92

Hilbert, Kyle

R

29

28

NA

NA

NA

74

91

84

100

97

88

89

Hill, Brian

R

47

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

84

100

100

85

92

Humphrey, Justin

R

19

28

NA

NA

NA

74

77

82

94

97

97

87

Johns, Ronny

R

25

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

100

77

91

Kannady, Chris

R

91

26

NA

90

79

95

79

78

100

79

85

86

Kendrix, Gerrid

R

52

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

85

70

77

Kerbs, Dell

R

26

28

NA

NA

NA

100

95

78

100

91

78

90

Lawson, Mark

R

30

28

NA

NA

NA

85

77

80

100

91

86

86

Lepak, Mark

R

9

26

NA

100

100

90

86

87

100

88

100

94

Lowe, Dick

R

56

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

97

85

91

Lowe, Jason

D

97

28

NA

NA

NA

38

72

60

59

76

58

60

Luttrell, Ken

R

37

26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

94

94

84

90

Manger, Robert

R

101

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

84

100

97

74

89

Marti, T.J.

R

75

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

76

100

81

87

Martinez, Ryan

R

39

28

NA

NA

NA

95

91

82

100

100

100

95

May, Stan

R

80

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

100

91

88

92

McBride, Mark

R

53

24

91

82

90

85

53

82

100

85

97

82

McCall, Charles

R

22

24

80

92

72

100

91

91

100

88

83

88

McDugle, Kevin

R

12

28

NA

NA

NA

64

65

87

100

88

83

81

McEntire, Marcus

R

50

28

NA

NA

NA

85

93

80

100

97

73

88

Miller, Nicole

R

82

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

100

97

88

94

Mize, Garry

R

31

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

73

100

61

NS

78

Moore, Anthony

R

57

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

97

76

86

Munson, Cyndi

D

85

28

NA

NA

74

64

91

69

47

88

55

70

Newton, Carl

R

58

28

NA

NA

NA

85

81

67

94

97

79

84

Nichols, Monroe

D

72

28

NA

NA

NA

69

58

82

65

82

68

71

Nollan, Jadine

R

66

22

84

86

100

90

84

62

88

88

83

88

O’Donnell, Terry

R

23

24

85

71

77

100

56

82

100

79

79

81

Olsen, Jim

R

2

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

94

55

67

73

Osburn, Mike

R

81

28

NA

NA

NA

95

74

91

100

94

97

92

Pae, Daniel

R

62

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

91

76

88

Patzkowsky, Kenton

R

61

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

80

100

82

88

87

Pfeiffer, John

R

38

26

NA

82

95

90

91

80

100

91

97

91

Phillips, Logan

R

24

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

76

100

85

96

89

Pittman, Ajay

D

99

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

64

59

70

50

61

Provenzano, Melissa

D

79

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

60

76

82

70

72

Randleman, Randy

R

15

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

100

84

93

Ranson, Trish

D

34

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

69

53

88

58

67

Roberts, Dustin

R

21

22

73

69

95

85

91

80

100

94

83

86

Roberts, Eric

R

83

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

85

88

Roberts, Sean

R

36

22

58

96

85

74

49

78

82

76

97

81

Roe, Cynthia

R

42

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

82

88

100

86

89

Rosecrants, Jacob

D

46

29

NA

NA

NA

NA

81

69

71

82

58

72

Russ, Todd

R

55

22

85

96

95

79

70

87

100

76

NS

86


Sims, Lonnie

R

68

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

100

94

81

88

Smith, David

R

18

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

100

88

76

85

Sneed, Chris

R

14

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

100

82

71

83

Stark, Marilyn

R

100

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

100

74

90

Steagall, Jay

R

43

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

89

100

94

40

81

Stearman, Wendi

R

11

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

55

55

55

Sterling, Danny

R

27

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

85

85

89

Stinson, Preston

R

96

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NS

84

84

Strom, Judd

R

10

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

91

81

90

Talley, John

R

33

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

69

100

97

85

88

Townley, Tammy

R

48

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

82

100

97

81

90

Turner, Mauree

D

88

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

82

67

74

Vancuren, Mark

R

74

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

100

88

69

86

Virgin, Emily

D

44

22

60

65

64

69

58

69

53

82

64

63

Waldron, John

D

77

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

64

53

88

76

70

Walke, Collin

D

87

28

NA

NA

NA

69

67

69

53

85

35

63

Wallace, Kevin

R

32

26

NA

86

95

85

47

80

88

88

76

81

West, Josh

R

5

28

NA

NA

NA

90

88

76

100

91

73

86

West, Kevin

R

54

28

NA

NA

NA

100

53

67

100

82

61

77

West, Rick

R

3

30

NA

NA

NA

46

42

NA

NA

42

61

48

West, Tammy

R

84

28

NA

NA

NA

95

95

91

100

100

85

94

Williams, Danny

R

28

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

88

88

88

Wolfley, Max

R

95

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

94

64

79

Worthen, Rande

R

64

28

NA

NA

NA

79

65

40

94

88

85

75

*Cumulative Scores represent legislators’ average score since first elected Failing scores are in red. Scores do not punish for absences, but if a legislator missed more than half the votes, no score is given. Passing Score = 70 | NA = Not Applicable | NS = Not Scoring, missed half the votes | R = Resigned


Party

Dist.

“Term Limit”

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022 2022

Cumulative Score

Allen, Mark

R

4

22

69

80

72

64

72

62

94

52

72

74

Bergstrom, Micheal

R

1

28

NA

NA

NA

90

95

78

100

82

72

86

Boren, Mary

D

16

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

69

35

76

45

56

Brooks, Michael

D

44

29

NA

NA

NA

NA

90

69

59

85

61

73

Bullard, David

R

6

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

94

94

78

86

Burns, George

R

5

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

73

74

74

Coleman, Bill

R

10

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

100

100

85

94

Dahm, Nathan

R

33

24

65

80

49

41

62

58

76

39

60

62

Daniels, Julie

R

29

28

NA

NA

NA

100

92

84

100

82

94

92

David, Kim

R

18

22

100

80

100

74

62

91

82

100

97

89

Dossett, J.J.

D

34

27

NA

NA

74

49

90

73

59

88

77

73

Dossett, Jo Anna

D

35

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

88

58

73

Dugger, Tom

R

21

28

NA

NA

NA

100

100

87

100

97

85

95

Floyd, Kay

D

46

24

67

78

82

59

90

78

47

88

50

70

Garvin, Jessica

R

43

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

84

87

Hall, Chuck

R

20

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

94

82

75

86

Hamilton, Warren

R

7

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

58

64

61

Haste, John

R

36

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

91

100

100

84

94

Hicks, Carri

D

40

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

73

47

88

52

65

Howard, Brent

R

38

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

80

82

67

88

79

Jech, Darcy

R

26

26

NA

96

90

79

95

87

100

100

85

91

Jett, Shane

R

17

26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

67

52

59

Kidd, Chris

R

31

28

NA

NA

NA

92

95

78

41

100

82

81

Kirt, Julia

D

30

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

78

47

88

52

66

Leewright, James

R

12

26

NA

100

82

79

85

87

100

94

86

89

Matthews, Kevin

D

11

24

56

41

67

59

74

60

47

82

50

58

McCortney, Greg

R

13

28

NA

NA

NA

90

95

82

65

88

84

84

Merrick, Jake

R

22

33

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

60

48

54

Montgomery, John

R

32

26

NA

96

87

90

72

82

100

100

97

90

Murdock, Casey

R

27

26

NA

78

95

100

85

80

94

82

85

87

Newhouse, Joe

R

25

28

NA

NA

NA

62

NG

73

88

70

86

76

Paxton, Lonnie

R

23

28

NA

NA

NA

100

85

91

94

88

87

91

Pederson, Roland

R

19

28

NA

NA

NA

95

85

82

100

85

79

88

Pemberton, Dewayne

R

9

28

NA

NA

NA

79

95

87

100

97

85

90

Pugh, Adam

R

41

28

NA

NA

NA

100

74

71

100

94

81

87

Quinn, Marty

R

2

26

80

96

92

62

95

76

100

88

NS

86

Rader, Dave

R

39

28

NA

NA

NA

95

85

91

100

100

88

93

Rogers, Cody

R

37

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

88

79

83

Rosino, Paul

R

45

29

NA

NA

NA

NA

85

91

100

88

76

88

Simpson, Frank

R

14

22

89

100

85

79

95

71

100

100

84

91

Standridge, Rob

R

15

24

71

100

100

62

56

64

88

76

58

77

Stanley, Brenda

R

42

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

87

94

100

85

91

Stephens, Blake

R

3

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

100

85

92

Taylor, Zack

R

28

29

NA

NA

NA

NA

95

84

100

88

85

90

Thompson, Roger

R

8

26

NA

90

100

100

95

71

88

91

84

90

Treat, Greg

R

47

24

87

96

79

90

72

71

88

91

86

85

Weaver, Darrell

R

24

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

82

88

100

79

87

Young, George

D

48

26

NA

71

67

69

91

73

47

82

61

70

SENATE

*Cumulative Scores represent legislators’ average score since first elected


TOP SCORES

Top scores are Legislators with a score of 88 or above.

Rep. Jeff Boatman

Rep. Mark McBride

Rep. Danny Williams

Rep. Dean Davis

Rep. Nicole Miller

Sen. Julie Daniels

Rep. Jon Echols

Rep. Mike Osburn

Sen. Kim David

Rep. Kyle Hilbert

Rep. Kenton Patzowsky

Sen. Brent Howard

Rep. Justin Humphrey

Rep. John Pfeiffer

Sen. John Michael Montgomery

Rep. Mark Lepak

Rep. Logan Phillips

Sen. Dave Rader

Rep. Ryan Martinez

Rep. Dustin Roberts

Rep. Stan May

Rep. Sean Roberts

FAILING SCORES

Failing scores are Legislators with a score of 69 or below.

Rep. Forrest Bennett

Rep. Trish Ranson

Sen. Nathan Dahm

Rep. Meloyde Blancett

Rep. Jacob Rosecrants

Sen. Jo Anna Dossett

Rep. Mickey Dollens

Rep. Wendi Stearman

Sen. Kay Floyd

Rep. Andy Fugate

Rep. Mauree Turner

Sen. Warren Hamilton

Rep. Tom Gann

Rep. Mark Vancuren

Sen. Carri Hicks

Rep. Regina Goodwin

Rep. Emily Virgin

Sen. Shane Jett

Rep. Tommy Hardin

Rep. Collin Walke

Sen. Julia Kirt

Rep. Jason Lowe

Rep. Kevin West

Sen. Kevin Mathews

Rep. Cyndi Munson

Rep. Rick West

Sen. Jake Merrick

Rep. Monroe Nichols

Rep. Max Wolfley

Sen. Rob Standridge

Rep. Jim Olsen

Sen. Mary Boren

Sen. George Young

Rep. Ajay Pittman

Sen. Michael Brooks


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