Danny Sterling
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Danny Sterling

Oklahoma State Representative, District 27 since 2018. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oklahoma State Representative, District 27Born 1956

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
9
42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.9%
Chamber median 7.0%
With party
88%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+40.8
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Common Education · vice chair
  • Appropriations and Budget
  • Appropriations and Budget
  • Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  • Public Health

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 9 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 1437 Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date.
Became law May 2026
HB 3755 Oklahoma Juvenile Code; directing certain provision of medication and reimbursement; creating the Juvenile…
Became law May 2026
HB 1933 Nitrous oxide; Maddix Bias Act; definition; sale of nitrous oxide to persons under twenty-one; legal age;…
Became law May 2026
SB 447 State property; permitting residents to forage for nuts, edible plants and fungi on state owned or state…
Became law May 2025
SB 553 Schools; directing revocation of certification and dismissal for failure to report suspected child abuse or…
Became law May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sterling sits in the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Sterling is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSterlingMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tammy Townley, Josh West, Eddy Dempsey

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

With Sterling’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans88%

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: Sterling’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 Sterling 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 of Representatives, District 27WonR+40.8R+50.8−10.0
2022Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27Won—R+43.6—
2020Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27Won———
2018Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27Won———

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$103.1K
Spent
$135.7K

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DANNY STERLING
State
Active
DANNY STERLING
State
Active

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Seats Sterling has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sterling has run against

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

How we know Sterling

One person, matched across every source we use.

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