# Adam Pugh

Adam Pugh is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2003-12-31
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e356581-ff96-4e5d-b6bc-94b3c8e0005c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e356581-ff96-4e5d-b6bc-94b3c8e0005c (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

Pugh missed 22% of 1,658 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 47 in the Oklahoma Senate (average 93.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 133 donors and 760 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 78% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 96.3% (90.2%). 46 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 160 bills: 158 reached committee, 92 passed one chamber, 63 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 19 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 20: Concurrent resolution; congratulating the YMCA on 175 years of service. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SCR20/
- HCR 1025: Concurrent Resolution; supporting the elimination of the United States Department of Education; urging the United States Congress to fully cooperate with such… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1025/
- SB 2048: State Travel Reimbursement Act; allowing the Statewide Charter School Board to enter into certain contracts and establish certain accounts. Effective date.… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2048/
- SB 1897: Student assessments; directing the State Board of Education to amend certain state plan; directing the Board to issue a request for proposals for certain… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1897/
- SB 1489: Students; directing compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; requiring publication of certain information. Effective date. Emergency. (became law, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1489/
- HB 4420: Strong Readers Act; references; legislative findings; reading screenings; reading intervention plans; reading deficiencies; mandatory third grade retention;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4420/
- SB 1437: Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1437/
- HB 3372: Charter schools; Revolving Loan Fund Program for Charter School Capital Expenditures; Statewide Charter School Board issuing low-interest loans to charter… (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3372/
- SB 2070: Charter schools; adding requirements to charter school application; requiring annual oversight and performance review. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2070/
- SB 1189: Schools; requiring certain amount of funds to be allocated from the School Security Revolving Fund, subject to availability. Effective date. Emergency. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1189/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/adam-pugh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.pugh.56
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-pugh-29411614b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e356581-ff96-4e5d-b6bc-94b3c8e0005c