# David Smith

David Smith is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 18
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/84087e63-a192-4be6-9367-64b2c93a2dcc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84087e63-a192-4be6-9367-64b2c93a2dcc (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

Smith sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 25 donors and 692 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 84% (88%). 331 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 77 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3936: Medicaid; Oklahoma Medicaid Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3936/
- SB 1533: Veteran burial; requiring certain veteran to have been a resident of this state. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1533/
- SB 1832: Income tax; reauthorizing certain income tax refund donations. Effective date. Emergency. (became law, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1832/
- HB 3938: Professions and occupations; enacting the Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Act of 2026; and providing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3938/
- HB 3937: Professions and occupations; Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3937/
- HJR 1046: Oklahoma Constitution; ad valorem; property exempt; meteorological event; ballot title; filing. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1046/
- HB 3935: Mental health; Oklahoma Mental Health Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3935/
- SB 1516: Motor vehicle license and registration; requiring Service Oklahoma to provide option for donation to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs on certain… (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1516/
- HB 3934: Professions and occupations; practice of dentistry; definitions; committees; practice; licensing; effective date; emergency. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3934/
- HB 1425: Revenue and taxation; Rural Firefighter Tax Credit Act of 2025; effective date. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1425/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/david-smith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046087491222

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84087e63-a192-4be6-9367-64b2c93a2dcc