State senator, Senate District 12 (since 2022)

Todd Gollihare, of Kellyville, is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service and a former Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the Northern District of Oklahoma, according to his campaign site¹. He has served in the Oklahoma Senate since November 2022². He won the June 2026 Republican primary with 70 percent and faces Democrat Erica Watkins³.

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on House Bill 4156, which made being in Oklahoma without legal immigration status a state crime and required anyone convicted to leave the state within 72 hours; the Senate passed it 39 to 8. (2024-04-23) source
  • His campaign site says he helped pass the toughest immigration law in Oklahoma history. (2026) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on House Bill 1934, the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act, which created income tax credits of $5,000 to $7,500 per student for private school tuition; the Senate passed it 36 to 10. (2023-04-27) source
  • Voted yes on House Bill 1935, a companion version of the Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; the Senate passed it 40 to 7. (2023-03-30) source
  • Voted yes on House Bill 3705, which raises the amount of Parental Choice Tax Credits that can be authorized for fiscal year 2027 and later; the Senate passed it 39 to 9. (2026-04-27) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on Senate Bill 613, which prohibits gender transition procedures for people under 18; the Senate passed it 37 to 8. (2023-04-27) source
  • Voted yes on Senate Bill 904, which bars public funds and state facilities from being used for gender transition procedures for minors or adults; the Senate passed that text 39 to 8. (2026-03-25) source
  • Is the Senate author of Senate Bill 904 (2026). (2025-03-10) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo, ban ranked-choice voting in all electionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on House Bill 3156, which prohibits ranked choice voting in any Oklahoma election; the Senate passed it 37 to 8. (2024-04-24) source
• DEI programsKeep support open to all, but end race or sex preferences and required statementsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on Senate Bill 796, which bars Oklahoma colleges from using state funds for diversity, equity and inclusion positions or programs; the Senate passed it 39 to 8. (2025-03-27) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID required, with current access otherwisemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on Senate Joint Resolution 47, which sends voters a constitutional amendment requiring proof of identity to vote; the Senate passed it 39 to 8. (2026-03-26) source
• GunsKeep current laws and enforce what is already on the booksmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site lists him as pro-Second Amendment. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on House Bill 1168, which makes delivering abortion-inducing drugs for an unlawful abortion a felony; the Senate passed it 37 to 10. (2026-04-30) source
  • His campaign site calls him 100% pro-life. (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on House Joint Resolution 1032, which applies to Congress for a convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate; the Senate passed it 31 to 11. (2023-04-20) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools, China policy.