Elected in 2018, state Senator Darrell Weaver of Moore represents Senate District 24. He is the only Senator to serve as the former Director of a state agency. Commissioned as an Agent with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics in 1987, he held various assignments throughout the state. In September of 2006, he was appointed Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and retired after serving the Bureau for 28 years. In 2014, Senator Weaver was inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall Of Fame.

Senator Lonnie Paxton is a fifth-generation Oklahoman, born in Chickasha and raised on his family’s farm in Tuttle. Senator Paxton’s roots run deep in his district as a businessman, entrepreneur, volunteer firefighter, farmer and rancher.

As a second-generation farmer and educator, Roland Pederson is a man of faith, integrity, and family—values he lives out in his daily life. He has spent the majority of his professional life, together with his wife Terry, building a family farm business that his Danish immigrant father began near Burlington. For the past 40 years, they have primarily produced cattle, wheat, and alfalfa.

Murdock is a rancher from northwest Oklahoma where his family settled before statehood. He farms and runs a cow-calf operation in Felt in southwestern Cimarron County. He has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from Panhandle State University.

Murdock served in the House from 2014 - 2018 before being elected to the Senate. While in the House, he served as the Vice Chair of the Utilities Committee as well as on the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rural Development, A&B Transportation and the Transportation Committees.

Senator Julia Kirt was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2018. Kirt represents District 30 including parts of northwest Oklahoma City, Bethany and Warr Acres.

During her first term, Kirt helped lead improvements in access to mental health treatment as a founding member and Co-Chair of the Legislative Mental Health Caucus. Senator Kirt also served as a Co-chair of the Waiting List Caucus, which connects families, services providers and lawmakers to move the needle toward robust, inclusive disability services. 

Senator Jech has deep roots in Oklahoma and his family has farmed here since statehood. He was born and raised east of Kingfisher. He attended first through eight grades at Big 4 School and graduated from Kingfisher High School. He attended Seminole State College and later graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Brent is a fifth generation Oklahoman who was raised in Southwest Oklahoma. He grew up on the same farmland homesteaded by his great-grandfather before Oklahoma statehood.

After graduating from undergraduate studies at OSU, Brent attended OU College of Law and then obtained his LLM in Taxation from New York University. Brent chose to settle down in the Altus area and open a law practice there near his family’s wheat and cattle operation. His law practice is mainly focused on estate planning and tax law.

Senator Carri Hicks is a mother, an educator, and a lifelong Oklahoman. The daughter of a public school teacher, Hicks graduated from Oklahoma City University. She earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications and political science. Hicks furthered her education at OCU by earning a master's degree with a focus on leadership management. She went on to work for United Way of Central Oklahoma and Saint Luke's United Methodist Church. Hicks developed skills in fundraising, advertising, and publishing throughout her career in the nonprofit sector.

Senator John Haste was born in Arkansas, raised in west Tennessee, and now lives in Broken Arrow. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. Previously, he was a senior vice president in the home furnishings industry.  In 2010, John received a pro tempore appointment to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority and Trust, where he served as vice chair and chair.