Stephanie Bice

Bice was first elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2014.[6] She was re-elected in 2018 with 73% of the vote in the Republican primary and 68% of the vote in the general election.[7][8][9]

Bice has represented the 22nd district in the Oklahoma Senate since 2014.[10][11][12] Bice served on the Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation, and the Business, Commerce & Tourism, Finance, Public Safety committees.[12] In 2016, Bice was elected by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve as Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Senate.[13]

Bice was the Senate sponsor of House Bill 1269, a law that provided relief to people who were serving felony prison sentences for crimes that are now misdemeanors.[14] Instead of automatically granting retroactive relief to all eligible inmates, state lawmakers directed the Pardon and Parole Board to establish an accelerated, single-stage commutation docket to review eligible cases.

Bice sponsored SB 142, which required informed consent for nursing home patients and their families regarding the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs.[15] The measure deals with the overuse of powerful antipsychotic drugs for nursing home patients who have not received a psychiatric diagnosis, nor has informed consent been given by the patients or their representatives. The measure was signed into law in May 2019.

Bice was a sponsor of State Question 792, which overhauled Oklahoma's liquor laws by allowing grocery stores to sell full point beer and wine.[16]

In April 2019, Bice announced her candidacy for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the 2020 election.[17] The 5th district had been a Republican stronghold for over forty years until Democratic incumbent Kendra Horn was elected in 2018.[18]

In June 2020, Oklahoman.com reported that a campaign mailer sent by the Bice campaign included the Oklahomans for Life logo; the organization denied having given permission for its logo to be used. Bice commented, "'I understand Oklahomans for Life wasn't endorsing in this race and wanted to make clear that I am pro-life and have stood with Oklahomans for Life'".[19]

Bice placed second in the June 30, 2020, Republican primary behind Terry Neese, a businesswoman who had previously been the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1990. As no candidate secured 50 percent of votes cast, Bice and Neese advanced to a runoff election.[20][21] Bice defeated Neese in the runoff election and faced Horn in the general election.[22] Bice defeated Horn, returning the seat to Republican control after one term.[23] Bice focused her campaign on affordable healthcare and limiting immigration, despite Bice being a child of an immigrant herself.[10]

Bice is the first Iranian American to be elected to Congress.[24]

In late 2020, Bice was identified as a participant in the Freedom Force, a group of incoming Republican members of the House of Representatives who "say they’re fighting against socialism in America".[25][26][27]

Bice was unopposed in the 2014 general election.[34]