Brenda Stanley
Republican · OK · State Senator, District 42
Stanley was a public school teacher and principal for 43 years and later managed projects for Rose State College. In the Legislature she works on veterans and military affairs, health and human services, and the state budget.
Where Brenda Stanley stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (7 records), Environment and Public Health (5 records), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Women's Reproductive Rights (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 7 support
Senate Bill 933, the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act, was signed into Oklahoma law and expanded eligible patients' access to individualized investigational treatments.
May 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: oksenate.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Senate Bill 540 was signed into Oklahoma law, joining the state to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact to streamline multistate licensure portability.
May 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: oksenate.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 1847, which widens who can get Medicaid care at home instead of in a nursing home. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 35-11. It became law without the Governor's signature.
April 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 1344, which pays a drug maker to produce a cheaper fast-acting insulin. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 32-13. The Governor signed it.
March 24, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 1576, which makes Medicaid cover rapid whole genome testing for very ill children. The Oklahoma Senate voted 36-9 to override the veto. The House did the same, so the bill became law.
May 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 109, which makes health plans pay for cancer gene tests and scans for people at higher risk. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 35-11. It became law without the Governor's signature.
May 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 2049, which makes the state check that Medicaid plans cover mental health care as fully as other care. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 33-11. It became law without the Governor's signature.
April 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
Senate Bill 1644, authored by Brenda Stanley, became Oklahoma law and designated Alpha-gal syndrome as a reportable disease for statewide public-health monitoring.
May 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: oksenate.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 259, which tightens rules on wasting groundwater and bars data centers from cooling with evaporating groundwater. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 38-10. The Governor signed it.
May 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 3834, which lets the state help pay for trials of ibogaine as an addiction treatment. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 33-9. The Governor signed it.
April 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, which sets rules for hospitals to spot and treat dangerous blood clots. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 36-11. The Governor signed it.
April 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to override the Governor's veto of Senate Bill 713, which makes wind farms fit warning lights that stay off until a plane is near. The Oklahoma Senate voted 32-15 to override the veto. The House then did the same, so the bill became law.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 3467, which extends paid maternity leave for school staff to parents who adopt. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 36-10. The Governor signed it.
April 29, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 20, which adds immigration and English language checks for commercial truck drivers. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 36-10. The Governor signed it.
May 21, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 3985, which lets property owners in big cities claim money when local government stops enforcing camping laws. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 30-16. The Governor signed it.
April 29, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 743, which raises the penalty for disturbing a religious service and adds a buffer zone outside. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 31-15. The Governor signed it.
February 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Voted for House Bill 3467, which extends paid maternity leave for school staff to parents who adopt. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 36-10. The Governor signed it.
April 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 4071, which sets up a one-time $250 state deposit into a child's federal Trump Account. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 25-19. The Governor signed it.
April 16, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
The Oklahoma Senate approved Senate Bill 1369, creating the 9-8-8 Lifeline Revolving Fund to support continued operation of the state's 988 crisis hotline.
March 26, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: oksenate.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 6 support
Voted for House Bill 3151, which raises the minimum number of school days for districts that count instruction in hours. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 30-17. The Governor signed it.
April 27, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 1087, which adds a day to the school year and extends the teacher pay scale for long-serving teachers. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 35-12. The Governor signed it.
May 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 1727, which opens the Oklahoma's Promise scholarship to more teachers' children. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 35-10. The Governor signed it.
May 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 212, which sets up a two-year trial of new routes into teaching called TeachForwardOK. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 34-10. It became law without the Governor's signature.
May 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 758, which stops online lesson days counting as class time from the 2026-2027 school year. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 33-14. The Governor signed it.
March 27, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 139, which made every school district ban student phones for the 2025-2026 school year. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 30-15. The Governor signed it.
March 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1168, which makes it a felony to supply abortion pills for an illegal abortion. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 37-10. The Governor signed it.
April 30, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 176, which lets people pick up several months of birth control at a time. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 30-16. It became law without the Governor's signature.
May 21, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1451, which asks people registering to vote where they were registered before so the old record can be removed. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 35-9. The Governor signed it.
May 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2764, which cuts the top income tax rate from 4.75 to 4.5 percent from 2026, with a path for more cuts. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 34-11. The Governor signed it.
May 22, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 991, which adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 27-15. The Governor signed it.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 942, which bans discrimination in schools and colleges and treats anti-Semitism as a form of it. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 31-15. The Governor signed it.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 364, which widens the ban on paddling students with disabilities. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 31-16. It became law without the Governor's signature.
February 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 998, which lets electric companies charge customers for new plants sooner and with less review. The Oklahoma Senate passed it 26-20. It became law without the Governor's signature.
March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Voted against overriding the Governor's veto of Senate Bill 54, which widens the crime of aggravated drunk driving and makes it a felony. The Oklahoma Senate voted 33-14 to override the veto. The House did the same, so the bill became law.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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- STATE SENATOR - DISTRICT 42 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 42; Oklahoma · incumbent
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.