# Brian Guthrie

Brian Guthrie is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2024-11-20
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/19a4841c-4571-4803-8f5d-262f664fb31a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19a4841c-4571-4803-8f5d-262f664fb31a (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

Guthrie sits at +0.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State Senate Republicans.

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

45 classified statements: 45 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Guthrie | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.3% | 113 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 26.7% | 9.5% | 26 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 51.1% | 37.3% | 86 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 26.7% | 15.4% | 63 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 22% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.04 (standard error 0.03), from 190 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 88% (90.2%). 306 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 63 bills: 60 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 27 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1960: Government workplace practices; prohibiting municipalities, counties, and state agencies from taking certain actions. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1960/
- SB 1582: Alien ownership of land; defining terms and modifying exception. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1582/
- HB 2980: Motor vehicles; authorizing licensed operators discretion to accept certain form of insurance as valid; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2980/
- SB 1988: Wire transmission fee; increasing fee; modifying application; reauthorizing income tax credit. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1988/
- SB 2160: The Legislature; permitting legislative committees to issue subpoenas. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2160/
- HB 2945: Abortion-inducing drugs; Protecting Moms and Babies Act; terms; exclusions; manufacture or distribute; mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide;… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2945/
- SB 1252: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; requiring public bodies to provide opportunity for public comment. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1252/
- SB 1985: Retirement Systems; creating the Strategic Pension Protection Act. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1985/
- SB 1862: State government; requiring inclusion of certain statement with proposed legislation. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1862/
- SJR 31: Constitutional amendment; modifying persons who may own land. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR31/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 97% 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.

- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/2102134719106461751
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/2031200688143823332
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/2022486558478340367
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/2011569360616264114
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/2004201038572593532
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/1996705481138885033
- 2025-11-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/1994424871841845660
- 2025-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/1956084058901111167
- 2025-06-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/1939047117026476364
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie/status/1938373021670027322

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/brian-guthrie
- Campaign site: https://www.guthrieforsenate.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafmIynuHe8l3mAsQvZMJZma1zE5UtY-nmp2nmovvo9e6lpq32Kv9YFa3MHRNA_aem_lIRdgWNiqO7Je3wOjJJbFA
- X: https://x.com/SenatorGuthrie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuthrieForSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorbrianguthrie/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianguthrierealtor/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19a4841c-4571-4803-8f5d-262f664fb31a