Kim David
Kim David
OK-01 Republican nominee?
$228.9K
AUG 26, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Senator
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderFemale
LocationOklahoma
BackgroundPolitician
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EducationOklahoma State University — B.S., Petroleum Geology
Notable personal detailsKim R. David is an American politician and small business owner who serves on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and has served as its chair. She previously served in the Oklahoma State Senate (District 18) from 2010 to 2022, including as Senate Majority Leader (2019–2021). She has worked in petroleum marketing and holds a B.S. in Petroleum Geology from Oklahoma State University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Kim David has supported targeted tax increases and revenue measures as a state legislative leader, including defending increases in motor fuel taxes and backing broader revenue packages while serving as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Her record shows willingness to raise taxes/fees to fund transportation infrastructure and to sustain the state budget and public services.
Healthcare
Kim David has supported moving Oklahoma’s Medicaid program to a managed-care model and has sponsored measures to control Medicaid spending and shift funding approaches for Medicaid expansion. She has advocated involving private insurance companies in Medicaid administration and seeking alternative state funding sources rather than open-ended state spending increases.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the southern border and enforcing U.S. immigration laws, emphasizing stronger border security and enforcement rather than pathways to regularization. Campaign materials list immigration enforcement and border security among top priorities.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as pro‑life and has supported pro‑life legislation, while opposing immediate abolition measures; as Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader she moved to table a bill (SB13) that would have immediately abolished abortion in the state.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all‑of‑the‑above" energy approach that includes fossil fuels alongside other sources, has raised concerns about federal energy policy overreach, and has sponsored legislation to support hydrogen fuel production. Emphasizes energy development and strengthening Oklahoma’s energy industry rather than aggressive federal emissions mandates.
Public Safety & Guns
Kim David sponsored and championed legislation (HB 2597) that established permitless/’constitutional’ carry in Oklahoma, allowing qualified adults to openly or concealed-carry without a permit. The measure she introduced passed the state Senate and was signed into law in February 2019. Her actions align with expanding Second Amendment carry rights and reducing permitting requirements.
News
Kim David is in the news because she criticized rival Jackson Lahmeyer after he admitted to texting a woman who is not his wife during the Oklahoma-1 GOP primary campaign. The issue surfaced just days before the Republican primary in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. The reports focus on the controversy around Lahmeyer and David’s response to it.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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