# George Burns

George Burns is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a0948c13-b3a0-4040-b0db-9f8f8c67eeac

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0948c13-b3a0-4040-b0db-9f8f8c67eeac (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

Burns sits at +0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 48 donors and 830 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.5% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

2,660 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 82% (90.2%). 412 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 48.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 31 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1584: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; modifying time frame for which sexual assault evidence kits must be submitted and tested. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1584/
- SB 1918: Groundwater permits; requiring certain information with groundwater permit application. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1918/
- SB 1663: Health benefit plan; requiring certain health benefit plan to provide coverage for certain cooling system; exempting coverage from certain limits. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1663/
- SB 133: Groundwater permits; requiring certain license be presented for intended use of groundwater for medical marijuana grow facilities. Effective date. Emergency. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB133/
- HB 1189: Agriculture; Oklahoma Right to Garden Act of 2025; vegetable gardens; effective date. (in committee, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1189/
- HB 2837: Medical marijuana; requiring medical marijuana business employees to submit proof of completion of education training; effective date. (became law, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2837/
- SB 131: Nuclear energy; establishing provisions relating to retirement and replacement of coal-fired electric generation facilities; authorizing construction of… (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/SB131/
- HB 1447: Revenue and taxation; sales tax; motor vehicle; exemptions subject to other tax; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2025-02-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1447/
- SB 208: Wildlife; authorizing the Department of Wildlife Conservation to implement a system for registration and licensing of hunting guides. Effective date. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/SB208/
- SB 41: Memorial bridges; designating the PFC Lewis Othel Branscum Memorial Bridge. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB41/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,250 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/george-burns
- Campaign site: https://votegeorgeburns.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorGeorgeBurns
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-burns-31b9ab66/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0948c13-b3a0-4040-b0db-9f8f8c67eeac