# Carri Hicks

Carri Hicks is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2003-12-31
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ecf8a12-033a-41da-9b5f-3fbcf41f4841

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ecf8a12-033a-41da-9b5f-3fbcf41f4841 (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

Hicks sits at −0.22 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.01), from 548 donors and 862 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 98.1% (90.2%). 60 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 99 bills: 99 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 39 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 44: Resolution; recognizing the first week of May as Teacher Appreciation Week and honoring Oklahoma educators. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR44/
- SR 42: Resolution; recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026 as Denim Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR42/
- SCR 16: Concurrent resolution; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month, honoring outstanding Oklahoma women. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SCR16/
- SB 1293: State Department of Education; creating the LETRS Training Revolving Fund to provide certain training to certain teachers. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1293/
- SB 1329: Medicaid; requiring Medicaid providers to conduct certain screening; providing for reimbursement. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1329/
- SB 1383: Medicaid; providing for Medicaid coverage of diabetes self-management education and support. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1383/
- SB 1405: Tax refund donation; reauthorizing checkoff for Wildlife Diversity Fund. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1405/
- SB 1504: Oklahoma Health Care Authority; modifying appointing authority of the Administrator of the Authority. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1504/
- SB 1688: Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department; transferring duties of the Executive Director to the Commission; removing authority of Governor to appoint… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1688/
- SB 1427: Public health; mandating certain pediatric screenings for type 1 diabetes; providing for certain reimbursement and funding. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1427/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $115.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/carri-hicks
- Campaign site: https://www.carrihicks.com/
- X: https://x.com/hicks4ok
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorcarrihicks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hicksforsenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carri.hicks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hicks4ok
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelyandlocal
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carri-h-05a0352/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ecf8a12-033a-41da-9b5f-3fbcf41f4841