Roger Thompson
Roger Thompson (Republican Party) was a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on November 19, 2014. He left office on November 1, 2024.
Thompson (Republican Party) won re-election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 8 outright in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022, after the Republican primary and general election were canceled.
Thompson resigned from the Oklahoma State Senate District 8 on November 1, 2024. [1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee, Senate Chair
- Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, Co-Chair
- Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding, Chair
2021-2022
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Oklahoma committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Public Safety |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| Oklahoma committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Business and Commerce |
| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2022
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Roger Thompson (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2018
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma State Senate District 8
Incumbent Roger Thompson defeated Shannan Tucker and Marlena Nobles in the general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Thompson (R) | 58.7 | 12,827 |
| Shannan Tucker (D) | 37.8 | 8,270 | ||
| Marlena Nobles (Independent) | 3.5 | 765 | ||
| Total votes: 21,862 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 8
Shannan Tucker advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 8
Incumbent Roger Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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2014
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. Roger Thompson defeated Malcolm Branch and J.W. Hill in the Republican primary, while Gary Clason and Selina Jayne-Dornan defeated Chad Bonds in the Democratic primary. Jayne-Dornan and Bonds advanced to a primary runoff on August 26, which was won by Jayne Dornan. Thompson defeated Jayne-Dornan in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Roger Thompson |
55.9% | 9,055 | |
| Democratic | Selina Jayne-Dornan | 44.1% | 7,148 | |
| Total Votes | 16,203 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Selina Jayne-Dornan (advanced to runoff) |
40.8% | 2,592 |
| Gary Clason (advanced to runoff) |
31.5% | 2,002 |
| Chad Bonds | 27.7% | 1,758 |
| Total Votes | 6,352 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Roger Thompson |
54.4% | 1,448 |
| J.W. Hill | 34.2% | 910 |
| Malcolm Branch | 11.5% | 305 |
| Total Votes | 2,663 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Selina Jayne-Dornan (advanced to general election) |
59.4% | 2,739 |
| Gary Clason | 40.6% | 1,871 |
| Total Votes | 4,610 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Thompson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "Thompson believes the current educational requirements of Common Core are excessive and non-productive for educating the students. He said all students are individuals and learn at individual paces and therefore it cannot be assumed that all students start at the same place in the learning process. Concerning education, Thompson is a believer that educators need to be involved in writing and executing the curriculum in the classrooms."
Economic development
- Excerpt: "Thompson believes economic development for rural Oklahoma and helping small businesses is the way to remedy this problem and to help get people back into the job market."
Campaign finance summary
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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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2016.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to growth and development of the Oklahoma City region.
- 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 voting record on ten bills.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2015.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to growth and development of the Oklahoma City region.
- OCPA Impact — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the Second Amendment.
- 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 voting record on ten bills.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’News from the States,’’ “Senator Thompson resigns, triggers special election,” June 14, 2024
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Thompson 4 OK Senate, "Meet Roger Thompson," accessed May 26, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roger Ballenger (D) |
Oklahoma State Senate District 8 2014-2024 |
Succeeded by Bryan Logan (R) |
