# Kristen Thompson

Kristen Thompson is a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c768c730-142e-4582-a137-ee09a0240784

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c768c730-142e-4582-a137-ee09a0240784 (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

Thompson sits at +0.83 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.83 (standard error 0.04), from 267 donors and 571 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 97.5% (90.2%). 17 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 yea · 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 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 123 bills: 123 reached committee, 85 passed one chamber, 59 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 15 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3586: Children; Right to Raise Act; adoption; eligibility; Oklahoma Children's Code; biological sex; abuse or neglect; crimes and punishments; child endangerment;… (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3586/
- HB 4119: Civil procedure; real property title; bond; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB4119/
- SB 1919: Oklahoma Tourism Development Act; increasing cumulative inducement per year. Effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1919/
- SB 1942: Dental insurance claims; modifying definition. Effective date. (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1942/
- SB 1630: Schools; allowing a school district or charter school to count certain day or number of hours toward certain requirement under certain circumstances.… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1630/
- HB 3638: Food stamps; program; Department of Human Services; documentation; State Department of Education; data; restrictions; funds; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3638/
- HB 3624: Counties and county officers; repealer; watercourse bounding counties; taxable situs of property; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3624/
- HB 2935: Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemptions; diapers; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2935/
- HJR 1069: Joint resolution; Oklahoma Constitution; Article XVII; counties; boundaries; legal descriptions; ballot title; filing. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HJR1069/
- HB 3620: The 2030 Census; 2030 Census Complete Count Committee; duties and responsibilities; State Data Center; report; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3620/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $201.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/kristen-thompson
- Campaign site: https://kristenforoklahoma.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KristenForOklahoma/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenthomp/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-thompson-84145253/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c768c730-142e-4582-a137-ee09a0240784