Stephanie I. Bice

Biography

Overview

Stephanie Bice is a Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, serving since 2021. She is the first Iranian-American elected to Congress. Before her House service, Bice represented Oklahoma's 22nd Senate district from 2014 to 2020. A graduate of Oklahoma State University, she worked in financial oversight and digital marketing before entering politics.

Career

In the Oklahoma Senate, Bice sponsored legislation providing relief for felony sentences now classified as misdemeanors and measures regulating antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes. She backed State Question 792, which expanded alcohol sales in Oklahoma grocery stores. In Congress, she has focused on immigration enforcement, workforce development, and biotechnology research. In 2025, she secured commitments for increased research funding to the Midwest and reaffirmed support for federal research institutions like the NIH.

Prior political experience

Bice was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2014 unopposed. She was reelected in 2018 with 73% in the primary and 68% in the general election. In the 2020 U.S. House race, she won the Republican primary runoff against Terry Neese, then defeated Democrat Kendra Horn with 52.1% of the vote. In 2022, she defeated primary challenger Subrina Banks and won the general election with 70.6% against Democrat Joshua Harris-Till. In 2024, she faced no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Madison Horn with 70.3%. She faces a Democratic nominee in the 2026 general election.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

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Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 342 scored votes

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Officeholding history

Term	Seat	Term dates	Termination	Predecessor	Successor
3rd	U.S. House OK-5	2025–present	In progress	Stephanie I. Bice	—
2nd	U.S. House OK-5	2023–2025	Term ended	Stephanie I. Bice	Stephanie I. Bice
1st	U.S. House OK-5	2021–2023	Term ended	James Lankford	Stephanie I. Bice

Committee assignments

Modernization and Innovation
HouseChair· 2025–present
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
House· 2025–present
House Committee on House Administration
House· 2025–present
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
HouseVice Chair· 2025–present
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
House· 2025–present
House Committee on Appropriations
House· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

Year	Seat	Result	Vote share	Field
2020	U.S. House OK-5	Won	52.06%	Stephanie I. Bice52.06% Kendra S. Horn47.94%