# Kevin Hern

Kevin Hern is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Oklahoma’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Oklahoma’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2018-11-13
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001082
- FEC candidate IDs: H8OK01157, S6OK04247

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001082 (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

The policy areas Hern talks about and legislates on agree at 0.44 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

## What Hern says (119th Congress (2025–27))

559 classified statements: 478 posts on X, 52 press releases, 18 newsletters, 11 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hern | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.6% | 2.1% | 44 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.0% | 15.1% | 115 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 56.4% | 67.7% | 194 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 8.9% | 192 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 36.7% | 37.4% | 119 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.2% | 3.0% | 75 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 15% (House Republicans 9.5%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Republicans 19%); International Affairs 15% (House Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.33 (standard error 0.01), from 1,637 donors and 3,884 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 108. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 38 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9468: STAR Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9468
- H.R. 9060: Precious Metals Parity Act (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9060
- H.R. 5463: Choice Arrangement (in committee, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5463
- H.R. 5267: American Franchise Act (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5267
- H.R. 5142: Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5142
- H.Res. 600: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2025-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/600
- H.Res. 503: Expressing support for the designation of June 11, 2025, as "World Franchise Day". (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/503
- H.R. 3512: Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act (in committee, 2025-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3512
- H.R. 3288: Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-05-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3288
- H.R. 2436: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions from health savings accounts for funeral expenses of the account beneficiary as qualified… (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2436

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $10.9M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 51% 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2110780790556745846
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2107830172426641811
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2107565009329098858
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2106053231969480883
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2100984898500649008
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2101034290037371215
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2099928103996817557
- 2026-09-15 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15
- 2026-09-12 · Newsletter · ATTENTION STUDENTS: Applications for Service Academy Nominations Due 9/15 Dear Friend, · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkevinhern/status/2098422224176718203

## Links

- Official site: https://hern.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/repkevinhern
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkevinhern
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UC9XRRGCgGOEtEOwUAo1rYZg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001082

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001082