# Mark Lawson

Mark Lawson is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 30
- Serving since: 2016-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97351530-ef54-4859-acdd-effcb11eaf1f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97351530-ef54-4859-acdd-effcb11eaf1f (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

Lawson missed 23% of 1,932 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Oklahoma House (average 90.1%).

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Lawson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 2.9% | 85 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 147 donors and 619 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 77% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 92.4% (88%). 38 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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;… · 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 46 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 60.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 20 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3617: Agriculture right to repair; Oklahoma Agriculture Right to Repair Act; equipment and parts; requirements; Attorney General to enforce; effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3617/
- SB 1288: Emergency management; providing for cost sharing of federal matching requirements. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1288/
- HB 3628: Poor persons; community-based services; list; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3628/
- SB 1646: Health insurance; requiring coverage of medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders; prohibiting certain limitations;… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1646/
- SB 2179: Criminal procedure; persons in a state of mental illness or defect; modifying conditions and procedures for discharge or conditional release. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2179/
- HB 3632: Competency hearings; creating the Oklahoma Competency Hearings Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3632/
- HB 3618: Revenue and taxation; tourism revenue; tourism promotion definition; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3618/
- SB 1696: State government; creating certain revolving fund; creating the Oklahoma Talent Recruitment Program; specifying certain eligibility requirements. Effective… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1696/
- SB 1612: Crimes and punishments; requiring certain report of certain injury and evidence. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1612/
- HB 3624: Counties and county officers; repealer; watercourse bounding counties; taxable situs of property; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3624/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $96.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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.

- 2025-12-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1999715777696407616
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1996654064063680649
- 2025-11-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1995206471739695222
- 2025-11-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1989042385377284251
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1983182021209010200
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1983282814713049592
- 2025-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1966949392906137974
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1965609379656597582
- 2025-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1964502521856348341
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson/status/1960335010910642201

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/mark-lawson
- Campaign site: https://votemarklawson.com/
- X: https://x.com/Mark_P_Lawson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rep-Mark-Lawson/100080513194835/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpl23/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lawson-22bb1911/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97351530-ef54-4859-acdd-effcb11eaf1f