RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Brenda Stanley

Oklahoma State Senator, District 42 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Oklahoma State Senator, District 42Born 1952

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 40; 110 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.1%; Chamber median 5.0%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health and Human Services · vice chair
Veterans and Military Affairs · chair
Appropriations
Local and County Government
Pandemic Relief Funding
Rules
Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 110 sponsored · 40 became law

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SB 2011 Assault and battery; modifying scope of certain offenses. Effective date.
Became law May 2026

SB 1794 Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of…
Became law May 2026

SB 1832 Income tax; reauthorizing certain income tax refund donations. Effective date. Emergency.
Became law May 2026

SB 540 Professions and occupations; enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and authorizing the Governor…
Became law May 2026

SB 1633 Higher education; removing language providing resident tuition eligibility for certain students. Emergency.
Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Stanley sits in the Oklahoma State Senate

Stanley is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Spencer Kern, Bill Coleman, Lonnie Paxton

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Stanley’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Stanley’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Stanley	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 14, 2026	SB 1437: Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–7
May 5, 2026	HB 4191: Revenue and taxation; Small Employer Quality Jobs Act; definitions; eligibility criteria;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 25–21
Apr 29, 2026	HB 3000: Professions and occupations; State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; licenses and fees;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 25–19
Apr 27, 2026	HB 3981: District Attorneys Council; District Attorney Locality Incentive Program; District…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Apr 27, 2026	HB 4028: Revenue and taxation; certain income tax deduction; taxable years for which deductible…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Stanley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Oklahoma State Senate, District 42

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2026	Oklahoma Senate District 42	Won	R+10.6
2022	Oklahoma State Senate, District 42	Won	—
2018	Oklahoma State Senate, District 42	Won	R+7.6

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised: $260.3K
Spent: $297.2K

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

BRENDA STANLEY State	Active
BRENDA STANLEY State	Active

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Seats Stanley has held

Oklahoma State Senate, District 42 · since 2018

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Stanley has run against

Chris Jones (D) · 2026 general, won
Linda Wade (D) · 2018 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Stanley

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/55b572a7-2951-4597-b70c-e37b51163b03
Wikidata Q106731007

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET