John Kane
Photo: State of Oklahoma’s Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division, Public domain
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

John Kane

Oklahoma State Representative, District 11 since 2022. Ran in 2026 for Oklahoma House District 11.

Oklahoma State Representative, District 11Born 1960

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
10
38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
4.2%
Chamber median 7.0%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations and Budget · vice chair
  • Appropriations and Budget · vice chair
  • Education Oversight
  • Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  • Legislative Evaluation and Development
  • Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency Oversight (LOFT)
  • Pandemic Relief Funding
  • Wildlife

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 10 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 1983 Foster care; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide certain data to resource family partners.…
Became law May 2026
HB 3941 Courts; secretary-bailiffs; salary; effective date; emergency.
Became law May 2026
HB 3944 Public finance; State Finance Act; reporting; budget request procedures; fund allotment procedures; fund…
Became law May 2026
SB 169 State government; increasing certain state employee longevity payment amounts. Effective date. Emergency.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 1377 Foster care; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide certain items to specified foster…
Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kane sits in the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Kane is closer to the center than 51% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianKaneMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Brad Boles, Mark Lepak, Josh Cantrell

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

With Kane’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

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: Kane’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 Kane 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 11Counting—R+44.3—
2022Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 11Won———

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$186.2K
Spent
$254.8K

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

JOHN B KANE
State
Active
JOHN BURKS KANE
State
Active

Source: Oklahoma Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:33 AM ET

How we know Kane

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET