# Nikki Nice

Nikki Nice is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 48
- Serving since: 2024-11-13
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/365647a0-0840-4a40-aac8-697ab21dbcd5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/365647a0-0840-4a40-aac8-697ab21dbcd5 (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

Nice sits at −0.27 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 111 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 99.4% (90.2%). 105 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 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 42 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 22: Concurrent resolution; recognizing the impact of light pollution on bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off exterior lights during the high… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SCR22/
- HCR 1026: Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1026/
- SR 29: Resolution; recognizing and celebrating February as Black History Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR29/
- SB 1355: Veterans; requiring the Military Department to create certain program providing headstone or marker; providing certain burial grant; providing eligibility… (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1355/
- SB 1723: Child custody; creating the Oklahoma Time Taken, Time Back Act. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1723/
- SB 1324: Higher education; repealing language prohibiting certain institutions of higher education from using state funds, property, or resources in certain… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1324/
- SB 1296: Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; establishing certain restrictions on rent increases; providing exception to certain restrictions. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1296/
- SB 1989: Oklahoma College Savings Plan; expanding options for making contributions to a 529 Savings Plan. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1989/
- SB 1353: Schools; creating the Menstrual Products for Schools Revolving Fund; providing for use of fund to assist certain schools in making menstrual products… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1353/
- SB 1294: Detention facilities; prohibiting charges for certain calls. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1294/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/nikki-nice
- X: https://x.com/NikkiNiceOKC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiNiceOKC/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiniceokc/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-nice-3062a7b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/365647a0-0840-4a40-aac8-697ab21dbcd5