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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.
After women in Oklahoma earned the right to vote in 1918, the Oklahoma Senate gained its first female state senator. Lamar Looney was elected in 1920 over a male incumbent, G. L. Wilson. Looney was a progressive Democrat and served from 1921 to 1929.
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, and elects United States senators to class 2 and class 3. The state's current U.S. senators are Republicans James Lankford (serving since 2015) and Markwayne Mullin (serving since 2023). Oklahoma's longest-serving senator was Jim Inhofe, who served from 1994 to 2023.
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State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, spent nearly two hours reading the text of Senate Bill 1477. The measure, penned by Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat, changes an education tax credit.
The Oklahoma Legislature is constitutionally required to enact laws barring conflicts of interest for its members. [16] The Oklahoma Ethics Commission currently makes recommendations to state legislators regarding ethical restrictions. In the event of a vacancy in the state legislature, the governor issues writs of election to fill such vacancies.
In 2024, Sacchieri ran in the Republican primary against incumbent state senator Jessica Garvin to represent the 43rd district of the Oklahoma Senate. [4] She defeated Garvin with over 53% of the vote. [5] She defeated Democratic candidate Sam Graefe in the general election with over 80% of the vote and was sworn in on November 13, 2024. [6]
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