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The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
The legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma has convened many times since statehood became effective on November 16, 1907. It continues to operate under the amended 1907 Constitution of Oklahoma . Legislatures
The Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate are the two houses that make up the bicameral state legislature. There are 101 state representatives, each serving a two-year term, and 48 state senators, who serve four-year terms that are staggered so only half of the Oklahoma Senate districts are eligible in each election cycle.
The Fifty-ninth Oklahoma Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It meets in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025, during the first two years of the second administration of Governor Kevin Stitt .
The Oklahoma Senate is composed of 48 members, [1] each representing an electoral district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2019, the majority of seats are held by Republicans. The current President Pro Tempore is Greg Treat of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma voters elected state representatives to serve two-year terms in all 101 House districts. Republicans went into the 2024 election with a supermajority of seats in the state house over Democrats: 81 (R) to 20 (D).
The speaker is an ex officio voting member that can participate in any committee vote. As a state representative, the speaker is entitled to participate in debate and to vote on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Following the general election, the Secretary of State of Oklahoma transmits the results of the election to the speaker.
Hays launched his campaign for the Oklahoma House of Representatives's 13th district in early April 2022. [2] He was one of four Republican candidates [a] vying to succeed incumbent Avery Frix, who had retired to run for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in 2022. He campaigned on "conservative values" and criticizing Joe Biden's policies.