# Jay Steagall

Jay Steagall is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 43
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0389a5f1-0777-4a48-8faf-98779dc16849

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0389a5f1-0777-4a48-8faf-98779dc16849 (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

Steagall voted against the majority of Oklahoma House Republicans 324 times; party unity 77%, in the bottom quarter of the Oklahoma House (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 123 donors and 643 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 77% (88%). 324 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 75 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1036: Recognizing March 9th as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol; celebrating the life and legacy of Oklahoma's son; thanking the Oklahoma Arts Council, the Oklahoma… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1036/
- HB 3302: Firearms; prohibiting the carry of firearms into certain places; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3302/
- HJR 1036: Joint resolution; Article V of the United States Constitution; application; distribution. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1036/
- HB 3304: Commercial driver licenses; creating the Ray Davis Safe Roads Act; prohibiting the issuance of commercial driver license to certain individuals; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3304/
- HB 3308: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem; exemption; homestead; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3308/
- HB 3307: Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment and Recovery Revolving Fund; appropriations; amount; purpose; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3307/
- HB 3309: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority obtain legislative approval to increase toll rates; requiring Authority to adopt certain… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3309/
- HB 3303: Insurance; auto insurance; accident investigation process; Oklahoma Insurance Department; penalties; police reports; arbitration; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3303/
- HB 4132: Technology; liability protections; counties; municipalities; cybersecurity frameworks; State Auditor and Inspector; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4132/
- HB 3305: Motor vehicles; prohibiting the backdating of registration period for late renewal registration; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3305/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,182 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/jay-steagall
- Campaign site: https://www.jaysteagall.com/
- X: https://x.com/JaySteagall
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteSteagall/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jay.steagall
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay.steagall

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0389a5f1-0777-4a48-8faf-98779dc16849