# Mark Tedford

Mark Tedford is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 69.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 69
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6cac2a71-37ce-41be-8e9a-059f7a8667c5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6cac2a71-37ce-41be-8e9a-059f7a8667c5 (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

Tedford missed 36% of 1,932 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Oklahoma House (average 90.1%).

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

55 classified statements: 55 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 | Tedford | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.9% | 320 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.1% | 9.3% | 300 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.4% | 31.9% | 627 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 282 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 12.7% | 540 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 56% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Finance and Financial Sector 11% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Law 11% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 330 donors and 434 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 64% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 94.3% (88%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 116 bills: 116 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 54 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2931: Insurance; Oklahoma Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association coverage; annuities; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2931/
- SB 1765: Oklahoma Producer Licensing Act; requiring disclosure of fees in advance of services. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1765/
- HB 3045: Motor vehicles; prohibiting the charging of certain fee for accident response by certain entities; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3045/
- HB 3656: Hazing; establishing reporting requirements for hazing incidents; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3656/
- HB 3058: Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3058/
- SB 1708: Child custody; creating a rebuttable presumption of joint child custody; creating a rebuttable presumption of sole custody if a parent is subject to certain… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1708/
- HB 3047: State government; reports; Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency; procedures; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3047/
- HB 3112: Alcoholic beverages; Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3112/
- HB 2933: Insurance; personal and commercial property; report; Insurance Commissioner; liability or collision; insurer; mediation; Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2933/
- HB 3061: Liens; Oklahoma Liens Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3061/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2114782370398421292
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2113982360253571091
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2112358783343038487
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2110849251068764287
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2107432733194543125
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2098575568153231704
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2095709828039512237
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2073490184792871185
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2070306703632134285
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK/status/2067630535736799630

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/mark-tedford
- Campaign site: https://www.tedfordforok.com/
- X: https://x.com/MarkTedfordOK
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tedfordforoklahoma/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedford.mark/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marktedford502
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@MarkTedford
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markatedford/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6cac2a71-37ce-41be-8e9a-059f7a8667c5