# Danny Sterling

Danny Sterling is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 27.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 27
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61966500-f9d7-4f45-ad6b-761d6d839036

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61966500-f9d7-4f45-ad6b-761d6d839036 (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

82% of Sterling’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Oklahoma, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 137 donors and 734 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 88% (88%). 51 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 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 29 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3579: Eminent domain; Oklahoma Eminent Domain Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3579/
- HB 3755: Oklahoma Juvenile Code; directing certain provision of medication and reimbursement; creating the Juvenile Detention Prescription Medication Fund; effective… (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3755/
- SB 1437: Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1437/
- HB 3756: Criminal procedure; modifying and deleting conditions related to bail procedures; providing for advance waivers of extradition; codification; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3756/
- HB 3752: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3752/
- HB 3578: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; creating the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Modernization Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3578/
- HB 3577: Transportation; creating the Transportation Modernization Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3577/
- HB 3751: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem; homestead definition; mobile home; site-built home; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3751/
- HB 3753: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3753/
- HB 3757: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; stating applicability; making determination of certain date of legislative authorization; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3757/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/danny-sterling
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repdannysterling
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.sterling.969
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-sterling-625b2698/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61966500-f9d7-4f45-ad6b-761d6d839036