# Roland Pederson

Roland Pederson is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2003-12-31
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c0db5455-8d12-4525-ab57-afa8ed7e1d7f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c0db5455-8d12-4525-ab57-afa8ed7e1d7f (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

Pederson reported $3,750 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 184 donors and 856 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 90.0% (90.2%). 107 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 74 bills: 70 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 17 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 41: Resolution; proclaiming April 22, 2026, as the 27th Annual Oklahoma 4-H Day at the Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR41/
- SR 31: Resolution; designating April 15, 2026 as Purple Up! For Military Kids Day in Oklahoma; and thanking military families. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR31/
- SR 30: Resolution; encouraging further economic ties and friendship between the State of Oklahoma and Taiwan. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR30/
- SB 2105: Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority; authorizing the Department of Human Services to sublease certain real property. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2105/
- SB 2172: Animals; prohibiting possession or sale of primates; providing exceptions; providing enforcement procedures. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2172/
- SB 2159: State symbols; designating wheat as the official crop of Oklahoma. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2159/
- HB 3405: Agriculture; noxious weeds; poison hemlock; kudzu; eradication; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3405/
- SB 1412: Income tax; requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to pay certain refunds by check. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1412/
- HB 3380: Children; Fostering the Future for Oklahoman Children and Families Act; Department of Human Services; tasks; time period; authority or functions; departments… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3380/
- SB 1829: Excise tax; providing exemption for certain manufactured homes from excise tax on motor vehicles. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1829/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,750 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/roland-pederson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorpederson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c0db5455-8d12-4525-ab57-afa8ed7e1d7f