# Tom Gann

Tom Gann is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 8
- Serving since: 2016-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc634688-e6d0-4b9b-919c-0c1f001d51a7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc634688-e6d0-4b9b-919c-0c1f001d51a7 (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

Gann sits at +1.32 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.32 (standard error 0.03), from 61 donors and 745 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 65% (88%). 978 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 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 nay · 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 61 bills: 57 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 9.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 93 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 45: Resolution; expressing formal opposition to the proposed Inola Aluminum Smelter project. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SR45/
- HR 1053: Resolution; expressing formal opposition to the proposed Inola Aluminum Smelter project; directing distribution. (introduced, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HR1053/
- HB 3877: Federal powers; Federal Powers Policy Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3877/
- HB 3874: Federal actions; Federal Action Liability Policy Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3874/
- SB 1488: Corporation Commission; establishing moratorium; requiring certain study. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1488/
- HB 3866: Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3866/
- HB 3873: Motor vehicles; creating the Motor Vehicle Updating Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3873/
- HB 3867: Children; Children and Juvenile Code Reform Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3867/
- HB 3870: Counties and county officers; Counties and County Officers Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3870/
- HB 3840: Foreign Adversary & State-Owned Enterprise Land Ownership Enforcement Act; foreign adversary; state-owned enterprise; affidavit; enforcement; penalties;… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3840/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/tom-gann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.gann.5661
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-gann-06a87279/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc634688-e6d0-4b9b-919c-0c1f001d51a7