# Jo Anna Dossett

Jo Anna Dossett is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/164b3ba9-47d4-4c24-870d-4e6679e15cf8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/164b3ba9-47d4-4c24-870d-4e6679e15cf8 (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

Dossett voted against the majority of Oklahoma Senate Democrats 196 times; party unity 45%, the lowest of 47 in the Oklahoma Senate (average 90.2%).

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

31 classified statements: 31 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dossett | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.3% | 231 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 22.6% | 42.9% | 277 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.1% | 3.4% | 9 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 25.8% | 16.1% | 65 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 57% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Health 29% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Families 14% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Finance and Financial Sector 14% (State Senate Democrats 1.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 635 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 45% (90.2%). 196 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 1360 Mathematics instruction; Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act; teacher training; creating the Office of Mathematics Improvement; Director;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1360/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SJR 52 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR52/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override With Emergency · HB 3004 Professions and occupations; Board of Examiners in Optometry; sunset; effective date; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3004/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Third Reading · HJR 1092 Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission; approving certain proposed permanent rule changes; directing distribution. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1092/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · House Amendments · SB 2071 Agriculture; Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act; clarifying jurisdictional authority of dairy inspection and grading programs. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2071/
- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Suspend Rule · HJR 1077 Constitutional amendment; Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund; creating the For Oklahoma’s Future Trust Fund; purpose; providing fund principal;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1077/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 3021 Schools; curriculum requirements for graduation; diploma pathway; State Department of Education; notice; seminar; English requirements financial… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3021/
- 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;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 1618 Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release; public safety reports. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1618/
- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Third Reading · HJR 1099 Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; approving certain proposed permanent major rules; directing distribution. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1099/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 30 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 32: Resolution; recognizing March 9th as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR32/
- SB 1290: 2-1-1 services; creating the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund; specifying type of fund and source of monies. Effective date. Emergency. (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1290/
- HB 3671: Teachers; definition for career teacher; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3671/
- SB 1842: Ad valorem tax; authorizing county treasurer to offer prepayment option. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1842/
- SB 1317: Teachers; modifying definition of career teacher. Effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1317/
- SB 2002: Substance-impacted perinatal women; granting certain immunity from prosecution; authorizing certain action by district attorney. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2002/
- SB 1421: Mental health; requiring nonphysical intervention training for certain facilities and programs. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1421/
- SB 1432: Teachers; removing reference to pilot status of new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification; removing sunset date. Effective date. Emergency. (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1432/
- HB 3175: Nuclear energy; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3175/
- SB 1431: Practice of pharmacy; authorizing dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives under certain conditions. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1431/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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.

- 2025-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1921581309865947543
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1920224064297152977
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1917336780736471188
- 2025-04-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1915069666814283816
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1913372060748861823
- 2025-04-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1910379090298708081
- 2025-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1910442673875320991
- 2025-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1909009990699855973
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1905679794546635124
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/dossett4ok/status/1904972110902001712

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/jo-anna-dossett
- Campaign site: https://joannadossett.com/
- X: https://x.com/dossett4ok
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Senator-Jo-Anna-Dossett-108405657789172
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joannadossett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jo.dossett
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dossett4ok
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-anna-dossett-1b05aa11b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/164b3ba9-47d4-4c24-870d-4e6679e15cf8