# Preston Stinson

Preston Stinson is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 96
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/016593c8-d702-434a-ba7c-aee48b14b6b3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/016593c8-d702-434a-ba7c-aee48b14b6b3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Stinson missed 30% of 1,932 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Oklahoma House (average 90.1%).

## What Stinson says (OK 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stinson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 203 donors and 348 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 70% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 86% (88%). 42 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Fourth Reading · SB 2 Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction;… · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override Without Emer. · SB 1589 Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1589/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 1370 Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1370/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB893/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Reconsider Measure · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1884/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 514 Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB514/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 2143 Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2143/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SJR 53 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR53/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 112 bills: 112 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 52 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 60.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 18 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1020: Concurrent resolution; commending TEAM USA Olympic hockey teams for winning gold medals; distribution. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1020/
- SB 1383: Medicaid; providing for Medicaid coverage of diabetes self-management education and support. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1383/
- SB 2074: Pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting PBM from refusing to accept documentation; requiring information to be included in appeal. Effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2074/
- HB 3647: Health information; creating the Oklahoma Health Care Transparency Initiative Act of 2026; requiring and authorizing submission of certain data; providing… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3647/
- HB 3644: Venous thromboembolism; creating the Blake Burgess Act; requiring certain hospital policies and training; establishing certain registry and reporting… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3644/
- SB 1621: Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1621/
- SB 1380: Medicaid; requiring certain death record verifications; requiring certain denial or disenrollment of deceased individuals; prohibiting certain payments.… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1380/
- SB 1592: Insurance; allowing rates to be excessive; allowing Commissioner to send objections to certain rates; requiring rates to be filed prior to effective date;… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1592/
- HB 3651: Prisons and reformatories; authorizing the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to supervise certain probationers and parolees; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3651/
- HB 3649: Real property; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; trust; proceeds of sales; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3649/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $201.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepStinson/status/2081427732982891001
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepStinson/status/2081427888100827382
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepStinson/status/1877197961723080755

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/preston-stinson
- Campaign site: https://stinsonforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepStinson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prestonstinson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preston.stinson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonstinson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/016593c8-d702-434a-ba7c-aee48b14b6b3