# Julia Kirt

Julia Kirt is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2003-12-31
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/986cbe76-2b10-4fc8-92b0-39432b761e1a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/986cbe76-2b10-4fc8-92b0-39432b761e1a (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

Kirt sits at −0.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.20 (standard error 0.01), from 530 donors and 876 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 98.1% (90.2%). 39 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 nay · 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 73 bills: 72 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 36 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 1029: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month; cultural and economic impact. (introduced, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1029/
- SB 1600: Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; creating the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Board. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1600/
- SB 1393: Income tax credit; creating the RESTORE Act; providing credit for certain adaptive reuse projects. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1393/
- HB 3698: Unstable housing; Student Eviction Assistance Revolving Fund; Oklahoma State Department of Education; indigent defense; forcible entry and detainer;… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3698/
- SB 1218: Alcoholic beverage license; removing certain personal use permit provisions.. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1218/
- SB 1487: Corporation Commission; requiring promulgation of rules regarding certain rates. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1487/
- SB 1575: Quality Jobs Program incentives; limiting net benefit rate; modifying claims period and threshold wage. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1575/
- SB 1404: State fiscal affairs; authorizing withdrawal of funds from the Revenue Stabilization Fund upon federal shutdown; providing for expenditures. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1404/
- SB 1302: Income tax; eliminating certain certification requirement; eliminating requirement to reduce tax rates upon certain certification. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1302/
- SB 1362: In-person absentee voting; modifying time for in-person absentee voting. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1362/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $161.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/julia-kirt
- Campaign site: https://www.juliakirt.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjuliakirt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirt4ok.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julia.kirt
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliakirt/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/986cbe76-2b10-4fc8-92b0-39432b761e1a