# Josh West

Josh West is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 5
- Serving since: 2016-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b71e61a-6f78-49b0-90ef-64b233dab860

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b71e61a-6f78-49b0-90ef-64b233dab860 (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

84% of the 58 bills West sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Oklahoma House.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | West | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.5% | 2.9% | 36 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 232 donors and 543 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 86% (88%). 63 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 2 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1030: Concurrent Resolution establishing a legislative procedure schedule for the 61st Oklahoma Legislature. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1030/
- HCR 1028: Concurrent Resolution modifying legislative deadlines. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1028/
- HCR 1027: Concurrent Resolution; sine die adjournment. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1027/
- HR 1039: A Resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma women's gymnastics team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association's women's… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1039/
- HR 1040: A Resolution recognizing and honoring Joseph Castiglione for his many contributions to the University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma; distribution. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1040/
- SB 1716: Security Breach Notification Act; prohibiting class action liability for private entity for cybersecurity event; providing exceptions. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1716/
- HB 3043: Soldiers and sailors; Department of Veterans Affairs; seasonal employees; codification; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3043/
- SB 1376: Oklahoma National Guard; allowing Adjutant General to define certain bequests; limiting certain compensation; defining eligibility for funds. Effective date.… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1376/
- HB 3044: Taxes; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; reauthorization; effective date. (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3044/
- SB 2115: Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; creating certain fund; establishing certain requirements for fund; exempting certain monies from certain… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2115/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $154.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 84% 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.

- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1928970533334372474
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1928970615899271250
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1929304141823623538
- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1928940308462436567
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1918798946429816917
- 2025-03-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1906395505828995328
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1902726858447233065
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5/status/1902726988919459973

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/josh-west
- Campaign site: https://votejoshwest.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoshWestOKHD5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JWestHD5/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh.west.165/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-west-91365a231/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b71e61a-6f78-49b0-90ef-64b233dab860