# Kevin West

Kevin West is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 54
- Serving since: 2016-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa002548-470f-4cf0-8365-f6f5aa0c50c7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa002548-470f-4cf0-8365-f6f5aa0c50c7 (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

West reported $1,300 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | West | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.0% | 9.3% | 278 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 30.0% | 12.7% | 67 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 29 donors and 546 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 88% (88%). 261 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 nay · 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 99 bills: 97 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 50.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 38 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3139: Schools; Safeguarding Personal Expression At K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act; prohibiting certain student religious, political, or ideological discrimination by… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3139/
- SB 1540: Crimes and punishments; creating felony offense related to child abuse. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1540/
- HB 3131: Homeless shelter standards; creating the Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act; statewide standards; funds; rulemaking; reporting;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3131/
- HB 3129: Higher education; protected expressive activities on campus; prohibiting public institutions of higher education from charging a security fee for certain… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3129/
- HB 3137: Definitions and general provisions; Daylight Saving Time; contiguous states; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3137/
- HB 3134: Higher education; Keep Accreditation About Academics Act; accrediting agencies; civil action; Attorney General; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3134/
- HB 3132: Higher education; Selecting Neutral Accreditors Act; review for diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and procedures; Attorney General enforcement;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3132/
- HB 3138: Schools; public schools; students; higher education; prohibiting certain name usage; pronouns; prohibiting adverse employment action; prohibiting student… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3138/
- HB 3141: Abortion; Oklahoma Abortion Consolidation Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3141/
- HB 3135: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem; homestead exemption; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3135/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,300 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/2065508611846029722
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/2016843265555767353
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1996384626693251487
- 2025-11-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1984847985537163369
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1973939861175579039
- 2025-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, credit claiming · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1935496142432919836
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1900326062766133657
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1898854742673228008
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1898854895463395638
- 2025-02-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep/status/1890770654539964592

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/kevin-west
- Campaign site: https://www.votekevinwest.com/
- X: https://x.com/KevinWestOKRep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-west-70346b39/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa002548-470f-4cf0-8365-f6f5aa0c50c7