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Oklahoma Senate
2025 - OVERVIEW OF 2025 SESSION
The Oklahoma State Senate convened the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature on January 7, 2025, to swear in the newly elected Senators Frix, Gillespie, Goodwin, Grellner, Guthrie, Hines, Kern, McIntosh, Mann, Nice, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Standridge, and Wingard. The Senate elected Senator Lonnie Paxton as the President Pro Tempore. Following the President Pro Tempore election, Senator Julie Daniels was named the Majority Floor Leader, Senator Chuck Hall was named Chairman of the Appropriations and Budget Committee and Senator Julia Kirt was named as the Minority Floor Leader. 
OKLAHOMA CITY — Senator Jonathan Wingard, R-Ada, has been appointed to a prominent regional board that is focused on improving education across the South.
Wingard, who is one of two freshman senators on the Oklahoma Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, was recently appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt to serve on the Southern Regional Education Board’s Legislative Advisory Council.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoman City, issued the following statement honoring the life and mourning the passing of former Governor George Nigh on Wednesday.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt issued the following statement on the passing of former Governor George Nigh.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY - Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, today issued the following statement on the passing of former Governor George Nigh, reflecting on his impactful leadership as both a statesman and president of the University of Central Oklahoma, located in Edmond.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY - Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today released the following statement after the passing of former Oklahoma Governor George Nigh.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Improved access to health care, ensuring transparency and accountability in school choice programs on behalf of students, families, and taxpayers, and solving more cold cases, particularly for violent crimes, are among the interim study topics by Sen. Carri Hicks approved by Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton this year.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, and Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, will host a joint interim study in the coming months to explore when it’s appropriate for schools to introduce technology into classrooms.
read more.OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, and Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, today released the following statements regarding the potential investigation surrounding the incident in Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office during the Oklahoma State Board of Education’s executive session.
Pro Tem Paxton and Senator Pugh said the investigation inquiry is being led by OMES and leadership at the agency is working through proper channels to initiate the investigation.
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