# Josh Cantrell

Josh Cantrell is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 49
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7bfc4244-9498-4a20-bdf7-44383688b608

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bfc4244-9498-4a20-bdf7-44383688b608 (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

Cantrell has 3 classified statements in the OK 2025–26 session.

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Cantrell | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 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 +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 51 donors and 559 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 90.7% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 93.8% (88%). 91 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 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 yea · 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 48.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 45 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1283: Probate procedure; modifying residency requirement for agents. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1283/
- SB 1276: Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012; broadening scope of the Corporation Commission's enforcement responsibility. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1276/
- HB 3897: Health care; Oklahoma Health Care Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3897/
- HB 3891: Counties and county officers; basic salaries of county officers; base salaries of county commissioners; effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3891/
- HB 3887: Professions and occupations; medical professionals; referrals; thirty-day period; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3887/
- HB 3890: Crimes and punishments; persons liable for punishment; modifying list of exceptions; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3890/
- HB 3892: Transportation; creating the Transportation Modernization Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3892/
- HB 3883: Cities and towns; public utility; system malfunctions; liability; third-party contractors; effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3883/
- SB 2172: Animals; prohibiting possession or sale of primates; providing exceptions; providing enforcement procedures. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2172/
- SB 1650: Long-term care; requiring assisted living centers to post certain assisted living center bill of rights. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1650/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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.

- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Commis_Cantrell/status/1923137409631342904
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Commis_Cantrell/status/1918329611672506708
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Commis_Cantrell/status/1892430270399185038

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/josh-cantrell
- Campaign site: https://www.joshcantrellforok.com/
- X: https://x.com/Commis_Cantrell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cantrellforhouse2022
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-cantrell-183a4a19/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bfc4244-9498-4a20-bdf7-44383688b608