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Stephanie I. Bice

Republican Representative of Oklahoma's 5th district

  • Representative

    Oklahoma, district 5

    January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023

  • Representative

    Oklahoma, district 5

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-2132

@RepBice

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House Terms

November 11, 1973 (51 years old)

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  • First Iranian American elected to Congress
  • Served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district since 2021
  • Previously represented the 22nd district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2020
  • Born in Oklahoma City to an American mother and an Iranian father
  • Graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in international business
  • Worked in financial oversight, business strategy, and marketing for her family’s technology company before entering politics
  • Served on several committees in the Oklahoma Senate and was elected Assistant Majority Floor Leader in 2016
  • Sponsored legislation providing relief for people serving felony sentences for crimes now considered misdemeanors, addressing the overuse of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes, and overhauling Oklahoma’s liquor laws
  • Announced candidacy for the U.S. House in April 2019 and won the election in 2020, focusing on immigration and affordable healthcare
  • Identified as a participant in the Freedom Force, opposing socialism in America
  • Voted to object to Arizona’s and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election but also signed a letter congratulating Joe Biden and expressing hope for bipartisan cooperation
  • Voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 but supported legislation to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol storming
  • Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
  • Serves on the House Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Married with two daughters and resides in Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Converted to Catholicism before her marriage and attends St. Eugene Catholic Church in Oklahoma City