Former U.S. Representative

Brad CarsonNo longer serving

District OK‑2 Party Democratic In office 2001–2005

24 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 108th at 16. In the 108th, 16 — 3 more than the median representative, who filed 13. Of the 24, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

503

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,999

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 24 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 24.

Most frequent cosponsors

John Sullivan R-OK 4
Dale E. Kildee D-MI 3
Steve Largent R-OK 2
Rick Larsen D-WA 2
Mike Ross D-AR 2
Wes Watkins D-OK 2

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Oklahoma. Born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz. , March 11, 1967. An enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Graduated from Jenks High School, Jenks, Okla. , 1985. B. A. , Baylor University, Waco, Tex. , 1989. Rhodes Scholar, M. A. , Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1991. J. D. , University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. , 1994. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2005). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Business executive. United States Navy, 2008-2009. Faculty, University of Tulsa, Okla. , 2009-2012. General Counsel of the Army, United States Army, 2011-2014. Under Secretary of the Army, United States Army, 2014-2016. Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, United States Department of Defense, 2015-2016. Faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. , 2018-2021. President, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla. , 2021-present.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
S 2845	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Aye	Dec 7, 2004
HCONRES 528	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment	Not Voting	Dec 6, 2004
HR 4818	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HR 5382	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 866	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 853	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 846	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Nov 20, 2004
HR 1350	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 19, 2004

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 3265	To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of land at the facility of the Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.	Oct 14, 2003
HR 3164	To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by reducing wasteful government spending.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.	Oct 9, 2003
HR 1668	To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the "Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse".	Became Public Law No: 108-80.	Sep 17, 2003
HR 1686	New Homestead Economic Opportunity Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.	Jul 21, 2003
HR 2116	Tar Creek Restoration Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.	May 20, 2003
HR 410	Indian School Construction Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.	Mar 3, 2003
HR 674	Choctaw Code Talkers Recognition Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.	Feb 27, 2003
HR 409	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jan 28, 2003

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 4798	Enhancement of Veterans Mental Health Services Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 16, 2004
HR 5277	PROTECTION Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 434	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 3729	Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004	Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.	Oct 6, 2004
HR 5144	Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 5, 2004
HR 4902	Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2004	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2107)	Oct 5, 2004
HR 2265	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 28, 2004
HR 5090	Natural Gas Production Act of 2004	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 23, 2004

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.