# John George

John George is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 36
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3af08d09-7d36-4f0b-b257-a0206a8c2778

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3af08d09-7d36-4f0b-b257-a0206a8c2778 (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

63% of the 70 bills George sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Oklahoma House.

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

52 classified statements: 52 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | George | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 15.4% | 31.9% | 639 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 12.7% | 591 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.7% | 1.4% | 20 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 75% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 38% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 38% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 103 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 92.6% (88%). 47 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 17 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3273: Game and fish; Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3273/
- SB 1245: Felony offenses; modifying application of certain deferred judgement procedure. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1245/
- SB 1405: Tax refund donation; reauthorizing checkoff for Wildlife Diversity Fund. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1405/
- SB 1274: District attorneys; requiring certain representation of county officials seeking a protective order. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1274/
- HB 3411: Environment and natural resources; requiring Department of Environmental Quality to purchase certain equipment; biosolids testing; prohibition on biosolids;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3411/
- HB 3265: Retirement; Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; term; psychologist; certification; salary; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3265/
- HB 3268: Motor vehicles; classifying the knowing display or manufacture of a fictious license plate as a Class D3 offenses; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3268/
- SB 1192: Alcohol and drug substance abuse counseling; increasing certain alcohol and drug assessment and evaluation fee. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1192/
- HB 3274: Medical marijuana; creating the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3274/
- HB 3272: Game and fish; Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3272/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $122.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2092218748258169237
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2092277643223740867
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2078153562119426455
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2073384130608353681
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2067775704863854594
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2066627789340434691
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2060408437524029690
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2059736923183399027
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2057827056310784270
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/john_okcfop/status/2057501500151157029

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/john-george
- Campaign site: https://votejohngeorge.com/
- X: https://x.com/john_okcfop
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votejohngeorge/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-george-609a899b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3af08d09-7d36-4f0b-b257-a0206a8c2778