# Michael Brooks

Michael Brooks is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oklahoma Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2017-07-25
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/faabecda-dfa0-4995-b574-2b0a33b039ef

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/faabecda-dfa0-4995-b574-2b0a33b039ef (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

Brooks sits at −0.19 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.19 (standard error 0.01), from 129 donors and 804 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,658 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Oklahoma Senate 93.7%). Party unity 90% (90.2%). 59 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma Senate 55.9%; rank 32 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1297: Census; creating the Oklahoma Decennial Census Accuracy Revolving Fund. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1297/
- SB 1308: Higher education; providing eligibility for resident tuition. Effective date. Emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1308/
- SB 1470: Private prisons; authorizing entry of certain individuals for certain purpose; requiring certain request and verification. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1470/
- SB 2136: Cities and towns; prohibiting municipalities from enforcing certain ordinance. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2136/
- SB 1234: Peace officers; prohibiting masking of identity during execution of warrant. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1234/
- SB 1266: Notaries public; modifying allowable punishment for provision of certain legal advice. Effective date. (became law, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1266/
- SB 2106: Cities and towns; requiring compensation to certain property owners in certain circumstances. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2106/
- SB 1415: State government; providing for certain nondisclosure agreements to be void and unenforceable. Effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1415/
- HCR 1017: Resolution; Hispanic Cultural Day. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HCR1017/
- HCR 1017: Resolution; Hispanic Cultural Day. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2025/HCR1017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $65.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://oksenate.gov/senators/michael-brooks
- Campaign site: http://michaelforoklahoma.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrooksJimenez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelforOklahoma/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbrooksjimenez/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brooksjimenez/featured
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michael.brooks.ji
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-brooks-jimenez-13330714/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/faabecda-dfa0-4995-b574-2b0a33b039ef