Lonnie Paxton
Lonnie Paxton (Republican Party) is a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on November 23, 2016. His current term ends on November 22, 2028.
Paxton (Republican Party) won re-election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 23 outright in the Republican primary on June 18, 2024, after the Republican primary and general election were canceled.
Paxton was selected as the Senate president pro tempore effective February 3, 2025.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Paxton was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Wildlife Committee
- Education Committee
- Energy Committee, Chair
- Senate Rules Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
- Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding
2021-2022
Paxton was assigned to the following committees:
- Business, Commerce, and Tourism Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Paxton was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Rules Committee
- Senate Public Safety Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Oklahoma committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Public Safety |
| • Retirement and Insurance |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2024
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Lonnie Paxton (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Paxton in this election.
2020
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2020
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Lonnie Paxton (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2016
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. Incumbent Ron Justice (R) did not seek re-election.
Lonnie Paxton defeated Larry Wasson in the Oklahoma State Senate District 23 general election.[2]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lonnie Paxton |
77.18% | 24,087 | |
| Democratic | Larry Wasson | 22.82% | 7,120 | |
| Total Votes | 31,207 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Larry Wasson ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Larry Wasson (unopposed) | |
Lonnie Paxton and Matt Stacy defeated Kevin Crow in the Oklahoma State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lonnie Paxton |
49.50% | 3,185 | |
| Republican | Matt Stacy |
37.92% | 2,440 | |
| Republican | Kevin Crow | 12.57% | 809 | |
| Total Votes | 6,434 | |||
Lonnie Paxton defeated Matt Stacy in the Oklahoma State Senate District 23 Republican primary runoff.[5]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lonnie Paxton |
59.47% | 2,584 | |
| Republican | Matt Stacy | 40.53% | 1,761 | |
| Total Votes | 4,345 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lonnie Paxton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lonnie Paxton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Paxton's website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Education
- Excerpt: "As the husband of a public school teacher, Lonnie is dedicated to protecting our schools and creating a positive learning environment for the future of our state—our children. He knows the challenges that our school administrators and teachers face every day, and is committed to giving our schools the resources they need to educate the next generation of Oklahomans."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Lonnie supports developing flexible, market-based approaches to healthcare that put Oklahoma first, not Washington DC. He will stand against federal overreach, fueled by the disaster that is Obamacare, and instead fight for Oklahoma priorities like affordability and rural access to doctors and medical providers. Lonnie’s experience on the Grady Memorial Hospital Board provides him with the experience to know ways to improve Oklahomans’ health."
Right to farm
- Excerpt: "Lonnie grew up on his family’s farm, and knows that Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers are long overdue for protection from extreme environmentalists and animal rights groups. These left wing groups take every opportunity to impose their agenda at the expense of property owners and consumers. Lonnie supports Right to Farm and the agricultural industry."
Taxes and government efficiency
- Excerpt: "In a tough budget environment like Oklahoma now faces, opportunists on the left will begin an all-out push for higher taxes. Lonnie will push back, looking instead for ways to make government more efficient, reduce waste, and streamline state government."
- Excerpt: "When it comes to government, Lonnie believes that duplicity has run amok. That’s why he supports efforts to consolidate and streamline agencies and bureaucracies that naturally fit together, in an effort to avoid wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars."
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2025.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2024.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2023.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2022.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2021.
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to children's interests.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2020.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2019.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2018.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2017.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to firearms policy.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma Voice, "Key Oklahoma Senate leaders named," November 12, 2024
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, “Official results for runoff primary races — August 23, 2016,” accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ Lonnie Paxton, "On The Issues," accessed June 23, 2016
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Oklahoma State Senate District 23 2016-Present |
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