# Trish Ranson

Trish Ranson is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 34
- Serving since: 2018-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d3a66cdd-0469-4c20-90da-620f60c4b4be

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3a66cdd-0469-4c20-90da-620f60c4b4be (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

Ranson sits at −0.81 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 75% of State House Democrats.

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

25 classified statements: 25 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 | Ranson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 4.0% | 39.2% | 734 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.0% | 14.4% | 589 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 483 donors and 712 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 97.9% (88%). 63 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 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 60 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3379: Higher education; Higher Education Workforce Development and Fair Admission Act; prohibiting state education institutions from inquiring about criminal… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3379/
- HB 3384: Insurance; personal residential insurance; renewal; premium increases; maximum increase; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3384/
- 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/
- HB 3381: District attorneys; directing district attorneys to submit certain quarterly report; codification; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3381/
- HB 3382: State employee compensation; salary amounts; exclusions; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3382/
- HB 3378: Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology; board members; terms; emergency. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3378/
- HB 3383: State employees; working hours; emergency conditions; Office of Management and Enterprise Services. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3383/
- HB 1981: Schools; Strong Readers Act; changing the number and timing of reading screenings for kindergarten students; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1981/
- HB 1982: Schools; contracts for school materials; electronic textbook and instructional materials; contracts between vendors and schools; damages; definitions;… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1982/
- HB 1982: Schools; contracts for school materials; electronic textbook and instructional materials; contracts between vendors and schools; damages; definitions;… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HB1982/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1975648043346362845
- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1963593211743551971
- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1962856098953576706
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1948762384954163323
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1948762564894114185
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1948785676452769875
- 2025-07-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1948165488850190573
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1941127324008849650
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1938388533263167530
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/ransonhouse34/status/1938639070604787727

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/trish-ranson
- Campaign site: https://www.ransonhouse34.com/
- X: https://x.com/ransonhouse34
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ransonhouse34
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trish.ranson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ransonhouse34
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trishranson3349
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ransonhouse34
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ransonhouse34/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3a66cdd-0469-4c20-90da-620f60c4b4be