OK2A 2nd Amendment Legislators' Report Cards: 2016

  Nearly Half of the 55th Oklahoma legislature scored a perfect 'A' for the last 2 years. 75% of the members scored a 'C' or better. Below are the individual breakdowns...

  The Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association is dedicated to preserving the right to keep and bear arms for all Oklahomans.  Each year they request and support legislation including major initiatives such as Constitutional Carry and Campus Carry.  Learn more about our Legislative Agenda.  A full list of bills being filed for the 2017 Legislative Session will be posted in January at ok2a-association.org .   You can also review their 2015 & 2016 Legislative Scorecard.

CrowdPAC 2016 Congressional Scores

  CrowdPAC compiled a 2016 index for incumbent congressional members from Oklahoma. The index shows 1st District congressman, Jim Bridenstine as the delegation's most conservative member. Tom Cole of District 4 is the least conservative. Senator James Lankford was left off the list.

OVERALL SCORE

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  Jim Bridenstine

  
  

  8.1C

  OK, 1st Congressional District, primary (2018)
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  Tom Cole

  
  

  4.4C

  OK, 4th Congressional District, primary (2018)
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2016 American Conservative Union Scores of Oklahoma Legislators

  We are pleased to present the American Conservative Union Foundation’s ratings for the 2016 meeting of the Oklahoma State Legislature. Like our Congressional Ratings, our State Ratings reflect how elected officials view the role of government in an individual's life. The Oklahoma legislators with the highest scores voted most consistently with the ideals articulated in the U.S. Constitution: limited and transparent government, individual rights, personal responsibility, and lasting cultural values.

  In 2015, ACU Foundation was proud to make history by being the first organization to rate every single state legislature across the full spectrum of issues, helping each voter understand how his or her state ranks among the rest. Ultimately, we are trying to help people understand what conservatism is and how it improves the lives of everyday Americans. Conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person. We think that understanding this idea is essential if Americans are to successfully govern themselves again. Working with our policy centers and fellows, the ACU Foundation engages in deep policy analysis to help create our annual state scorecards. We have enhanced the vote descriptions this year to show this effort more clearly.

  By examining all 50 of our State Ratings, we can see which states have most effectively promoted conservative solutions and which have struggled. Our ratings also help identify legislators who have courageously fought against liberal majorities. We hope that this guide helps you learn how well, or poorly, your legislators work to preserve the values we share.

CRTV: 2016 Congressional Scorecard

   Northeast Oklahoma's congressman, Jim Bridenstine, enjoys the highest conservative rating of any of Oklahoma's federal delegation. With a 97% conservative rating from Conservative Review, Bridenstine scores an 'A', and leaves the rest of the state's delegation is dismal shame.

  The only other members with passing grades are the two US senators, James Inhofe and James Lankford. they scored 'C' with 72% and 71%, respectively. Failing grades were assigned to the rest of Oklahoma's delegation. Markwayne Mullin collected a 'D' with 63%, Steve Russell posted an 'F' 53%. Frank Lucas and Tom Cole posted 34% & 33%, respectively.

MP: Conservative Performance Index- 2016

From Jamison Faught, of the Muskogee Politico.

I've developed a rating system to determine how Republican each state house and state senate district is. The formula is comprised of the three elements: Mitt Romney's percentage in the 2012 presidential election (federal-level), Mary Fallin's performance in the 2014 gubernatorial election (state-level), and Republican voter registration (local-level).

Have a look at each full list. I included which members are leaving office (not seeking reelection, defeated in primaries, or term limited), as well as which districts have general election races.

Then I'll post what I'm calling the Conservative Performance Index, where we'll examine each legislator's conservative score (an average of two different conservative rating systems) and compare it to their district's Republican rating.

House Districts 

Read the full report and the CR charts, at Muskogee Politico

At 70.6%, the most Republican district is HD61, which is comprised of the Panhandle and the far northwestern part of the state. The next three most Republican districts (HD67 - 69.7%, HD80 - 69.6%, HD69 - 69.1%) are all in south Tulsa and Broken Arrow, and #5 goes to HD41 at 68.7% (a gerrymandered district running from Enid to the edge of OKC).

Sooner Tea Party: 2016 RINO Index

  About two hours into typing up the list of bills covered in this year's RINO Index, lots of links and explanations of why these bills were important to document the votes to be used to hold the politicians accountable and poof…. Jesus saves but I didn't.   Auto recovery not functioning either, set to a non existent folder.   Arrrggghhhhh!

    So you are going to get a short version and we will expand upon what the 2016 Oklahoma RINO Index covers and why in the next week's newsletter.  The charts below can be shared by right clicking on it and copy and paste or save as, and posted on social media or sent via email.  We worked some long hours since Friday night to get this accomplished.  The rush?  Because we have lost control of the House of Representatives, it was sold out to the highest bidder, Rep. Charles McCall.  Time to fight back.

Oklahoma Constitution: Conservative Index

The 2016 Oklahoma Conservative Index

Constitution Staff

  The Oklahoma Constitution presents the 38th annual Oklahoma Conservative Index, rating our state legislators. Members of each house of the Oklahoma Legislature were rated on ten key votes. A favorable vote on these issues represents a belief in limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise, constitutional government, and traditional standards.

  After taking suggestions from conservatives leaders, the staff of the Oklahoma Constitution submitted bills to a vote of the membership of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC) for recommendations of the ten key votes. 

FRC: 2016 Values Voter Guide

  

 Updated 9/23/16                                                          Download from Family Research Council

2016 Values Voter Presidential Voter Guide	Donald Trump	Hillary Clinton
SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS Do you support or oppose appointing originalist judges to the Supreme Court of the United States and lower courts?	SUPPORT 1	nOPPOSE 15
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Do you support or oppose legislation, like the First Amendment Defense Act, which will protect from government discrimination against Christians and others who have an orthodox religious belief or moral conviction regarding marriage, the sanctity of human life, or human sexuality?	SUPPORT 2	OPPOSE 16
OBAMACARE REPEAL Do you support or oppose the repeal of Obamacare?	SUPPORT 3	OPPOSE 17
MARRIAGE Do you support or oppose legislative and/or judicial actions necessary to reverse the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which imposed same-sex marriage on all 50 states?	UNKNOWN	OPPOSE 18
ABORTION Do you support or oppose taxpayer funding of elective abortions?	OPPOSE 4	SUPPORT 19
PLANNED PARENTHOOD Do you support or oppose giving tax dollars to Planned Parenthood?	OPPOSE 5	SUPPORT 20
STEM CELL RESEARCH Do you support or oppose the federal funding of embryo-destructive stem cell research?	UNKNOWN 6	SUPPORT 21
ESTATE TAX Do you support or oppose the repeal of the federal estate tax, also known as the “death tax”?	SUPPORT 7	OPPOSE 22
NATURAL MARRIAGE Do you support or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that protects marriage as the union of one man and one woman?	OPPOSE 8	OPPOSE 23
ENDA/EQUALITY ACT Do you support or oppose federal legislation that creates special protections for LGBT categories, such as the ENDA or Equality Act?	UNKNOWN9*	SUPPORT 24
EDUCATION Do you support or oppose Parental Rights in public and private education (educational choice)?	SUPPORT 10	OPPOSE 25
MILITARY Do you support or oppose efforts to repeal the social policies of President Obama within the military, such as transgenderism, protected status based upon sexual orientation, and the push to place women in frontline combat-units, which compromise readiness and have restricted religious liberty?	MIXED 11	OPPOSE 26
WOMEN IN THE DRAFT Do you support or oppose a policy change that would require women to register for Selective Service when they turn 18 years old?	UNKNOWN 12	SUPPORT 27
CHILD CARE TAX BREAKS Do you support or oppose child care tax breaks for both parents who work outside the home and stay-at-home parents?	SUPPORT 13	OPPOSE 28
POLITICAL FREE SPEECH Do you support or oppose restrictions for churches and other 501(c)3’s on political speech and activities?	OPPOSE 14	SUPPORT 29

Oklahomans For Life: 2016 Candidates

Candidate Surveys for June 28, 2016 Primary Election

  In anticipation of the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Oklahomans For Life asked the twelve questions below of candidates for the Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. The counties or partial counties (marked by an asterisk) in the district are indicated after the district number. The abbreviation after a candidate’s name represents party affiliation (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Independent). 

Oklahomans For Life 2016 Candidate Survey

On each question, a “yes” answer indicates agreement with the position of Oklahomans For Life.

RIED: 2016 Business Index

RIED Report Names Legislators Supporting Big Business

   The RIED Report for 2016 was recently released. A couple years back, there was a good article by the Oklahoma Constitution where candidates' scores were compaed to the various indeces.

By: Constitution Staff 

    In June, the Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) released their legislative scorecard showing that eight members of the state Senate and six members of the state House of Representatives scored a perfect 100 on the 2014 RIED Report. The non-partisan organization produces the annual scorecard, grading Oklahoma legislators’ votes on business issues. But, many challenge RIED’s validity. Rather than being a pro-business scorecard, the RIED Report is better characterized as supporting corporate welfare. The scores were given to lawmakers who served in the second session of the 54th Oklahoma Legislature that adjourned on May 23rd.