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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.
Gene Stipe was the longest-serving member of the Oklahoma Senate from 1957 until his resignation in 2003 following conviction of felony charges. Todd Lamb, the former Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma and President of the Oklahoma Senate, previously served as a state senator. Brad Henry, former Governor of Oklahoma
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.
The 60th Oklahoma Legislature is the upcoming 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, 2025, to January 3, 2027, during the second two years of the second administration of Governor Kevin Stitt.
[6] In 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Grellner to the Oklahoma State Board of Health and his term expired in June 2024. [2] In 2022, he ran in the 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma and placed 6th. [7] He unsuccessfully sued Griffin Media after being excluded from a televised debate. [8]
The president pro tempore is an ex officio voting member of state senate committees. The presiding officer sits in a chair in the front of the Oklahoma Senate chamber. The presiding officer acts as the Oklahoma Senate's mouthpiece, performs duties such as announcing the results of vote, and controls debates by calling on members to speak.
In 2024, Hines ran for the 47th district of the Oklahoma Senate in a Republican primary against Aaron Curry and Jenny Schmitt. [3] He advanced to a runoff alongside Schmitt which he won with over 60% of the vote. [ 4 ]
Kern ran in the Republican primary to succeed Chris Kidd in representing the Oklahoma Senate's 31st district and he faced Pamala McNall-Granier and Rick Wolfe in the June 2024 election. [1] He won the primary with 50.6% of the vote. [2] He was sworn in on November 13, 2024. [3]