Oklahoma Senate

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Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	12 year cumulative total, in either or both chambers
History
New session started	January 7, 2025
Leadership
President	Matt Pinnell (R) since January 14, 2019
President pro tempore	Lonnie Paxton (R) since January 7, 2025
Majority Leader	Julie Daniels (R) since January 7, 2025
Minority Leader	Julia Kirt (D) since January 7, 2025
Structure
Seats	48
Political groups	Majority   Republican (40) Minority   Democratic (8)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Oklahoma Constitution
Salary	$38,400/year + $153 per diem + $10,000 bonus=($58,804)
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024 (24 seats)
Next election	November 18, 2026 (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Website
Oklahoma State Senate

Politics of Oklahoma
Constitution United States Constitution Oklahoma Constitution Impeachment in Oklahoma
Executive Government Governor: Kevin Stitt (R) Lieutenant Governor: Matt Pinnell (R) Secretary of State: Josh Cockroft (R) State Auditor: Cindy Byrd (R) Attorney General: Gentner Drummond (R) State Treasurer: Todd Russ (R) State School Superintendent: Ryan Walters (R) Labor Commissioner: Leslie Osborn (R) Insurance Commissioner: Glen Mulready (R) Corporation Commission: Kim David (R) Bob Anthony (R) Todd Hiett (R) Governor's Cabinet and State Agencies
Legislature Legislature: 59th Senate President: Matt Pinnell (R) President pro tempore: Greg Treat (R) Majority leader: Julie Daniels (R) Minority leader: Julia Kirt (D) House of Representatives Speaker: Charles McCall (R) Speaker pro tempore: Kyle Hilbert (R) Majority leader: Jon Echols (R) Minority leader: Cyndi Munson (D)
Judiciary Judiciary Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals Court of Civil Appeals Court on the Judiciary Court of Impeachment Nominating Commission
Elections Elections State Election Board Last election Political parties Democratic Party Republican Party Political party strength
Divisions Counties Cities and towns
Congressional delegation Senate Markwayne Mullin (R) James Lankford (R) House of Representatives 1: Kevin Hern (R) 2: Josh Breechen (R) 3: Frank Lucas (R) 4: Tom Cole (R) 5: Stephanie Bice (R)
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The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.^[1]

Senators approve or reject gubernatorial appointments, and contribute to the creation of both state law and an annual state budget. Every ten years, they aid in drawing new boundaries for Oklahoma's electoral districts. The Oklahoma Senate also serves as a court of impeachment.

The presiding officer of the Senate is the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, who is the president of the Senate. Since the 1960s, the president pro tempore of the Senate has presided over daily work. Prior to that time, the president of the Senate took a leading role in the Senate, including appointing committees and members to those committees. The president of the Senate may cast a vote only in the instance of a tie vote and may not vote to create a tie.