# Eddy Dempsey

Eddy Dempsey is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 1
- Serving since: 2020-11-16
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d93c695c-f9d6-4f97-b92e-73249f89545a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d93c695c-f9d6-4f97-b92e-73249f89545a (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

Dempsey reported $2,100 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 135 donors and 513 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 82% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 90.6% (88%). 39 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 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 yea · 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 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 46.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 49 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3662: Motor vehicles; limiting types of roads for certain enforcement; modifying area of enforcement around certain fixed facilities; effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3662/
- HB 3659: Game and fish; waterfowl; nonresidents; public land; fines; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3659/
- SB 1232: Crimes and punishments; creating felony offense related to copper theft. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1232/
- HB 3667: Game and fish; Oklahoma Game and Fish Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3667/
- HB 3660: Natural organic reduction; Class D1 criminal offenses; licenses; requiring certain records be maintained for certain time period; effective date. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3660/
- HB 3665: Boating; prohibiting the use of certain motorized vessels on the Lower Mountain Fork River; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3665/
- HB 3668: Transportation; creating the Transportation Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3668/
- SB 1873: Roofing Contractor Registration Act; requiring continuing education to be determined and approved by certain persons; requiring valid endorsement to work.… (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1873/
- HB 3663: Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3663/
- HB 3661: Revenue and taxation; sales tax; exemptions; commercial forestry equipment; effective date. (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3661/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,100 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/eddy-dempsey
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddy-dempsey-08a73546/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d93c695c-f9d6-4f97-b92e-73249f89545a