# Ellyn Hefner

Ellyn Hefner is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 87
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c9e547ff-6762-49f8-807c-32c78ce569cf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9e547ff-6762-49f8-807c-32c78ce569cf (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

Hefner voted against the majority of Oklahoma House Democrats 81 times; party unity 74%, in the bottom tenth of the Oklahoma House (average 88%).

## What Hefner says (OK 2025–26 session)

119 classified statements: 119 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hefner | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.5% | 228 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 33.6% | 10.4% | 24 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 58.8% | 39.2% | 123 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.9% | 411 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.8% | 14.4% | 686 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 47% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 34% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Labor and Employment 7.1% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 253 donors and 528 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 74% (88%). 81 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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;… · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 11 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 22: Concurrent resolution; recognizing the impact of light pollution on bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off exterior lights during the high… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SCR22/
- HCR 1026: Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1026/
- SCR 15: Concurrent resolution; recognizing February 24, 2026, as World Spay Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SCR15/
- HB 3904: Medicaid; authorizing flexible payment structures for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3904/
- HB 3901: Psychological autopsy; terms; psychological autopsy examiner; pilot psychological autopsy service; report; Commissioner of Health; promulgation of rules;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3901/
- HB 3907: Vulnerable juveniles and adults; terms; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county juvenile detention centers; Department of Human Services; temporary staff members;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3907/
- HB 3909: Marriage; divorce and alimony; information; report; manual; court experts; resume; disclosures; training provisions; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3909/
- HB 3906: Supported decision-making; Oklahoma Supported Decision-Making Act; purpose; terms; agreement; tasks; information; evidence; presumptions; civil or criminal… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3906/
- HB 3903: Domestic violence; criminal procedure; law enforcement agencies; incident reports; court clerks; protective order; petition; case record; exceptions;… (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3903/
- HB 3902: Animals; overpopulation; prohibitions; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3902/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2051599843173290055
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2049606069421224391
- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2049208735826898984
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2047652505803280405
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2047653080225714473
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2042641171038486915
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2041480546333675724
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2027025011131785367
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2024823267324809514
- 2026-02-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EllynHefner, ellyn_hefner/status/2021186421550137563

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/ellyn-hefner
- Campaign site: https://www.ellynhefner.com/
- X: https://x.com/EllynHefner
- X: https://x.com/ellyn_hefner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellynhefnerhd87
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellyn.hefner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellynhefnerhd87
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellyn-novak-hefner-chsnc-5b540b125/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9e547ff-6762-49f8-807c-32c78ce569cf