# Ross Ford

Ross Ford is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 76.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 76
- Serving since: 2017-11-28
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a6aa7540-02db-458d-9031-e6af94d63b44

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6aa7540-02db-458d-9031-e6af94d63b44 (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

75% of Ford’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Oklahoma, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 93 donors and 637 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 93.2% (88%). 114 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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;… · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 35 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4110: State government; Transparency and Accountability Platform Act (TAP); TAP platform; the Oklahoma DHS of Human Services; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4110/
- HB 4109: Crimes and punishments; directing certain persons to report injuries to law enforcement; confidentiality of reports; codification; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4109/
- HB 4212: Retirement; Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; terms; Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System; line of duty death; spouse benefits;… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4212/
- HB 4213: Schools; Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4213/
- SB 1813: Professions and occupations; enacting the Athletic Trainer Compact; authorizing certain jurisdiction. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1813/
- HB 4105: Professions and occupations; Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; definition of security guard; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4105/
- HB 4106: Crimes and punishments; decreasing threshold amount for grand larceny offenses; felony penalty for third and subsequent petit larceny convictions; effective… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4106/
- HB 4107: Outdoor warning sirens; terms; offense; penalties; exemptions; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4107/
- HB 4104: Crimes and punishment; Class B5 offenses; adding offenses; loitering; felony offenses; Sex Offenders Registration Act; adding offenses for registration;… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4104/
- HB 4103: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem; homestead exemption; additional homestead exemption; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4103/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/ross-ford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ross.ford.9
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ross.ford.9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-ford-2396a545/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6aa7540-02db-458d-9031-e6af94d63b44