# Tom Woods

Tom Woods is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9b993707-70c1-4e3f-96ee-4257c0cf04e6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b993707-70c1-4e3f-96ee-4257c0cf04e6 (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

Woods missed 14% of 1,658 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Oklahoma Senate (average 93.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.04), from 109 donors and 505 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 96.9% (90.2%). 51 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 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 104 bills: 104 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 26 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1349: Roads and bridges; Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund; modifying apportionment for certain fiscal years. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1349/
- HB 2961: Higher education; TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act; career and technology education; waiver of tuition and fees for the spouse and children… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2961/
- HB 2947: Behavioral health; terms; Medicaid; scope of practice; interns; administrative requirements; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2947/
- HB 2993: Rural law enforcement; creating the Rural Law Enforcement Grant Fund Act; directing the Attorney General to distribute monies via the Rural Law Enforcement… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2993/
- HB 3297: Wreckers and towing; creating the Oklahoma Wrecker and Towing Services Revolving Fund; creating the Oklahoma Wrecker Services Division within the Department… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3297/
- HB 3413: Public finance; annual estimate of funds needed; state agencies; contractors; consultant report; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3413/
- HB 2989: Electric utilities; creating the Wildland Fire Mitigation Act; defining terms; authorizing development of electrical wildland fire mitigation plan; effective… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2989/
- HB 3319: Revenue and taxation; claims by state agencies, municipal or district courts, or public housing authorities against state income tax refunds; modifying… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3319/
- SB 2167: Voter registration; modifying preferential locations where applications will be available. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2167/
- SB 2099: County officers; requiring travel allowances for certain officers. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $206.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/tom-woods
- Campaign site: http://tomwoodsok.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTomWoods
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078031480212

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b993707-70c1-4e3f-96ee-4257c0cf04e6