# Daniel Pae

Daniel Pae is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 62
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/62d0d568-33cf-4ec6-b90e-5c2b45be82ba

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62d0d568-33cf-4ec6-b90e-5c2b45be82ba (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

Pae voted against the majority of Oklahoma House Republicans 65 times; party unity 82%, in the bottom quarter of the Oklahoma House (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 107 donors and 667 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 82% (88%). 65 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 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 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 96 bills: 94 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 27 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1050: Resolution; State of Oklahoma; Taiwan; 46th Anniversary of sister-state relationship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1050/
- HR 1048: Purple Up! For Military Kids Day; honoring military kids; resolution. (introduced, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1048/
- HR 1035: Resolution; State of Oklahoma; Taiwan; 46th Anniversary of sister-state relationship. (introduced, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1035/
- HB 3637: Children; Oklahoma Children's Code; lead agency; child abuse multidisciplinary review team; district attorney; duties; references; joint investigations; team… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3637/
- HB 4293: Controlled dangerous substances; Veterans Mental Health Innovation Act; authorizing certain scientific research and clinical trials related to ibogaine;… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4293/
- SB 1259: Aerospace, aircraft, and aviation infrastructure; requiring certain airports grant certain benefit to certain veterans. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1259/
- SB 1400: Sales tax exemption; combining certain exemptions for aircraft maintenance, manufacturing, and parts. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1400/
- SB 1392: Income tax credit; modifying credit amount for qualified employee in aerospace sector. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1392/
- HJR 1060: Oklahoma Constitution; ad valorem; homestead exemption; disabled firefighters; disabled police officers; disabled volunteer police officers; surviving spouse;… (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1060/
- HB 4309: Amusements and sports; Electronic Pull-Tab Device Act; approval; Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission; memory; secure location; operation or… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4309/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/daniel-pae
- Campaign site: https://www.danielpae.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepDanielPae
- X: https://x.com/Daniel_Pae
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089229048177
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.pae.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdanielpae
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpae.diem
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pae-b8ab32aa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62d0d568-33cf-4ec6-b90e-5c2b45be82ba