# Spencer Kern

Spencer Kern is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2024-11-20
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4d4f5043-830c-498d-806c-5b1e9eb183df

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d4f5043-830c-498d-806c-5b1e9eb183df (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

Kern sits at +0.78 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.78 (standard error 0.05), from 57 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 96.1% (90.2%). 26 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 yea · 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 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 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 yea · 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 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 8 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2095: Game and fish; prohibiting taking of game for compensation without certain licenses. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2095/
- HB 2951: Prisons and reformatories; authorizing the transport of inmate to certain facility; repealer; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2951/
- SB 1527: Firearms; modifying provisions related to unlawful carry. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1527/
- SB 2031: Agriculture; requiring meat products to be labeled with certain information. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2031/
- HB 3969: Prisons and reformatories; penal institutions; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3969/
- SB 2069: Nuclear energy; creating the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office. Emergency (passed both chambers, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2069/
- HB 3310: State government; State Purchasing Director; agency compliance with purchasing standards; limitations on compensation and longevity; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3310/
- HB 4058: Driver licenses; allowing option to include blood type on license or identification card; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4058/
- HB 3024: Public finance; agencies; salary increases; bonus amounts; metrics; job performance; advanced degrees; licensed persons; effective date; emergency. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3024/
- HB 3973: Office of Juvenile Affairs; facilities; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center Reestablishment Revolving Fund; repealer;… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3973/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/spencer-kern
- Campaign site: https://www.votespencerkern.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558051632887

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d4f5043-830c-498d-806c-5b1e9eb183df