# Bob Culver

Bob Culver is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 4
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/246cfe54-edbd-4844-9bdc-0213c4b501e9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/246cfe54-edbd-4844-9bdc-0213c4b501e9 (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

71% of the 14 bills Culver sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Oklahoma House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 177 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 91.2% (88%). 58 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 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 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 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 8 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1033: Resolution; Scout Day at the Oklahoma Capitol; February 18, 2026; Scouting America. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1033/
- HB 3669: Alcoholic beverages; distiller license; fees; distribution; sale; brand labels; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3669/
- HB 3260: Professions and occupations; funeral licensing; continuing education; effective date. (became law, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3260/
- HB 3670: Oklahoma Distillers Trail Creation Act; Oklahoma Distillers Trail; Commission; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3670/
- HB 1089: Amusements and sports; horse racing; organization licensees; negotiate; covenant; effective date. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1089/
- SB 800: Schools; requiring certain school personnel to complete certain training. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/SB800/
- HB 1365: Professions and occupations; Oklahoma Funeral Directors and Embalmers Examination; effective date. (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1365/
- HB 1365: Professions and occupations; Oklahoma Funeral Directors and Embalmers Examination; effective date. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1365/
- HB 1366: Dentists and dental hygienists; purpose; terms; Commission membership; duties; Compact Member States; powers and duties; Compact Commission; Compact license… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1366/
- HB 1089: Amusements and sports; horse racing; organization licensees; negotiate; covenant; effective date. (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1089/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/bob-culver
- Campaign site: https://www.bobedculver.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobed.culver.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobedculver
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobedculver/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/246cfe54-edbd-4844-9bdc-0213c4b501e9