Cynthia Roe
Photo: Oklahoma State Legislature, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Cynthia Roe

Oklahoma State Representative, District 42 since 2018. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 3. Ran in 2026 for Oklahoma House District 42.

Oklahoma State Representative, District 42Born 1959

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
14
90 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
6.0%
Chamber median 7.0%
With party
79%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+58.6
Won 2022
Elections
4
2018–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Public Health · chair
  • Agriculture
  • Health and Human Services Oversight
  • Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 90 sponsored · 14 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 667 Chiropractors; requiring use of licensure portals; modifying certain licensing requirements; modifying…
Became law May 2026
SB 1794 Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of…
Became law May 2026
SB 1562 Hospice; specifying certain penalties; defining term. Effective date.
Became law May 2026
HB 1687 Advance health care directives; creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026; establishing…
Became law May 2026
SB 1644 Public health; requiring addition of alpha-gal disease to list of reportable conditions. Effective date.
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 Roe sits in the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Roe is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianRoeMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Nicole Miller, Mark Lawson, John Pfeiffer

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

With Roe’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans79%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Oklahoma House District 42Counting———
2022Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 42WonR+58.6R+64.3−5.7
2020Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 42Won———
2018Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 42WonR+31.3——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$70.2K
Spent
$52.2K

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Sep 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

CYNTHIA JO ROE
State
Active

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Sep 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Seats Roe has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Roe has run against

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

How we know Roe

One person, matched across every source we use.

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