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Kevin Matthews Voting Record & Scorecard | Christian Employers Alliance

OK Senator

District: 11Democrat

2024 Alignment:

20.00%

Lifetime Ratings by Policy Category

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Sen. Kevin Matthews (D-OK-11) earned a 20% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing minimal alignment with biblical business policy positions. Kevin Matthews voted on 11 of the 11 key bills CEA scored in 2024. Kevin Matthews represents the 11th District in the Oklahoma State Senate. Highest category scores: Economic Freedom (33%), Operational Freedom (15%), and Healthcare Freedom (0%).

Title

Lawmaker Position

HB 1712 (Veto Override)Senate 20241x

Increasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Policies Provide Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment.

Against CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that prohibits health benefit plans or networks from refusing to provide coverage for prescribed durable medical equipment and supplies," which includes items such as wheelchairs and oxygen systems. This includes healthcare providers who are in-network or out-of-network, unless an in-network provider is available within 15 miles. Out-of-network providers must also be reimbursed at the same rate as in-network providers. Each and every health insurance mandate prevents an individual from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need. This can result in lower-income or younger individuals choosing to purchase no insurance plan at all due to the high cost.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 14:3-4"The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall."
Leadership Insight
Paul's protection of conscience applies directly to healthcare freedom. No government or employer has authority to mandate medical treatments, vaccines, or procedures that violate sincere religious or moral conviction. Healthcare freedom means patients and providers can follow conscience in medical decisions without coercion, contempt, or punishment. When healthcare mandates override conscience, they violate the biblical principle that each person is accountable to their own Master.
HB 2975Senate 20241x

Increasing Food Freedom and Protecting Privacy of Homemade Food Producers Through an Optional Alternative to Listing Personal Information on Product Labels.

Against CEA
This bill allows homemade food producers the option of listing a registration number on product labels instead of their name, phone number, and the address where the product was made. The registration number requires a fee of $15 annually.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Leviticus 25:10"Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan."
Leadership Insight
The Year of Jubilee proclaimed economic liberty - restoration of property, cancellation of debts, and freedom from bondage. Economic freedom follows this biblical pattern: protecting property rights, enabling debt relief through bankruptcy rather than permanent servitude, and ensuring families can rebuild wealth across generations. Government policies that permanently trap families in poverty, extract generational wealth through death taxes, or prevent property ownership contradict Jubilee's vision of economic restoration.
HB 3594Senate 20242x

Strengthening Property Rights by Protecting the Right of Individuals and Businesses to Mine Digital Currency.

With CEA
This bill prohibits the state and local governments from imposing certain regulations on digital assets (such as Bitcoin and others). Under the bill, the state may not prohibit or restrict the use of digital assets for purchases or impose taxes specific to payments made with digital assets. The bill also declares the right "to participate in home digital asset mining" and to operate "a digital asset mining business" in industrial-zoned areas. Local governments may not impose sound pollution restrictions that do not apply generally, and may not "impose any other requirements" that do not also apply to data centers. The bill also contains other protections related to digital assets, such as ensuring a money transmitter license is not required.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
HB 3782Senate 20242x

Strengthening Public Safety by Establishing a Rebuttable Presumption Against Bail for Violent Offenses Committed While on Bond.

With CEA
This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption against bail for individuals who are arrested for committing a "violent crime," such as murder, kidnapping, or child abuse, while already released on bond for another "violent offense."
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
HB 3959Senate 20241x

Expanding Cronyism Through a New Fund to Provide Millions of Dollars to Professional Sports Teams Based on the Number of Employees.

Against CEA
This bill, the "Oklahoma Five Major Sports Leagues Rebate Program Act," establishes a fund to provide rebate payments to professional sports teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS. Under the bill, a team is eligible to receive up to $10 million annually, based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. A team must have a total payroll of at least $10 million annually and at least 80% of the employees must be full-time equivalent positions, work an average of at least 30 hours per week, and be subject to state income taxes. The rebate payments are funded using income tax revenue.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 11:1"The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
HB 4069Senate 20243x

Strengthening Law and Order by Expanding Credit and Debit Card Fraud to Include Gift Cards.

Against CEA
This bill expands the scope of "False making or embossing of credit or debit card" and includes gift cards by including a "similar card containing a magnetic strip capable of storing data." Additionally, the bill provides that possessing at least three cards "containing cloned or altered data" creates a rebuttable presumption of "intent to defraud." The bill provides that possession of five or fewer cards is punishable by 2-5 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000, with increased penalties for possession of 6-20 cards (5-10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000) or 20 or more cards (10-20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000).
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 21:15"When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers."
Leadership Insight
Justice is not neutral - it rewards righteousness and confronts evil. Leaders who execute justice faithfully create cultures where virtue thrives and corruption fears. Moral clarity strengthens societies; moral ambiguity weakens them.
SB 1259Senate 20241x

Enriching Comcast and Other Woke Corporations by Forcing Taxpayers to Continue to Provide "Broadband Equity" Through a Government Central Planning Scheme.

Against CEA
This bill extends the rebate for the sales tax exemption for broadband equipment "to establish or expand broadband services in underserved or unserved areas." Previously, the exemption only applied to purchases made in 2022 and 2023. Under this bill, the tax credit is available annually. This measure forces taxpayers to enrich woke corporations such as Comcast for infrastructure which may soon be unnecessary due to significant advances in satellite technology from Comcast's competitors, such as Elon Musk's Starlink.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Proverbs 11:1"The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with Him."
Leadership Insight
Integrity in business is not optional - it’s spiritual obedience. Every transaction reflects the character of the Kingdom. Honesty is Heaven’s currency for influence.
SB 1450 (Senate Version)Senate 20243x

Strengthening Law and Order by Creating the Offense of Organized Retail Crime and Extending the Timeframe for Combining Multiple Retail Theft Offenses.

Against CEA
This bill creates the offense of "organized retail crime." Under the bill, this applies if two or more conditions are met, such as "The property is taken for resale," "Such property is taken by two or more persons acting jointly," and "The persons taking such property have a means of getaway to evade capture or arrest." The bill provides for a sentence of up to 5 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $1,000, if the value of the items taken is less than $15,000. The maximum sentence is increased to 8 years if the value is greater than $15,000. Additionally, the bill extends the timeframe in which multiple thefts of merchandise from stores may be combined. Previously, if a person committed theft three or more times within 90 days, the value of the stolen items could be combined to determine the severity of the offense (ex. for a first offense, if the value is $1,000 or more, it is a felony). The bill extends the timeframe to 1 year. Finally, the bill also establishes the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force to advise lawmakers and the Governor.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1520 (Senate Version)Senate 20241x

Hiking Unfunded Pension Liabilities by $53 Million by Increasing the Ability of Retired Educators to "Double Dip".

Against CEA
This bill increases the maximum earnings that retired teachers may earn by returning to work while continuing to receive retirement benefits (aka "double dip"). Under the bill, the maximum earnings amount is increased from $15,000 to $30,000 for retirees under 62, and from $30,000 to $55,000 for retirees 62 or older. According to the bill's fiscal note, this is estimated to increase unfunded liabilities by $53 million.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Ecclesiastes 5:10"Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless."
Leadership Insight
The pursuit of wealth without purpose breeds emptiness. Leaders who prioritize accumulation over stewardship lose both meaning and influence. Contentment comes from mission, not margin. Economic freedom flourishes when purpose drives prosperity.
SB 1854Senate 20242x

Strengthening Public Safety by Prohibiting Homeless Encampments on State Property.

Against CEA
This bill prohibits any "unauthorized camp" on state property. A warning is issued for the first violation, and a subsequent violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 15 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $50. A citation may only be issued if "the person refuses any assistance offered to them by the arresting officer," such as "transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place where resources are made available to assist the indigent and homeless." Homeless encampments on sidewalks and streets present many health and safety concerns, including increased crime rates, open drug use, and sanitary concerns.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.
SB 1877Senate 20243x

Strengthening Public Safety by Extending the Timeframe for Combining Multiple Retail Theft Offenses.

Against CEA
This bill extends the timeframe in which multiple thefts of merchandise from stores may be combined. Previously, if a person committed theft three or more times within 90 days, the value of the stolen items could be combined to determine the severity of the offense (ex. for a first offense, if the value is $1,000 or more, it is a felony). This bill extends the timeframe to 180 days.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Romans 13:1-4"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
Leadership Insight
Government authority is legitimate only when it reflects God's design - to punish evil and reward good. Leaders submit to righteous authority but resist tyranny. Romans 13 is not a blank check for government overreach; it's a framework for godly governance rooted in justice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sen. Kevin Matthews's voting record?

Sen. Kevin Matthews (D-OK-11) earned a 20% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing minimal alignment with biblical business policy positions. Kevin Matthews voted on 11 of the 11 key bills CEA scored in 2024. Kevin Matthews represents the 11th District in the Oklahoma State Senate. Highest category scores: Economic Freedom (33%), Operational Freedom (15%), and Healthcare Freedom (0%).

How aligned is Kevin Matthews with biblical business policy positions?

Kevin Matthews earned a 20% Christian Employers Alliance score in 2024, showing minimal alignment with biblical business policy positions.

What is Kevin Matthews's CEA score?

Kevin Matthews has a 20% CEA score for 2024.

Where does Kevin Matthews serve?

Sen. Kevin Matthews (D-OK-11) represents the 11th District in the Oklahoma State Senate as a Democrat.

What issue categories does Kevin Matthews score highest on?

Kevin Matthews's strongest categories on the Christian Employers Alliance scorecard are: Economic Freedom (33%), Operational Freedom (15%), Healthcare Freedom (0%).

Where can I see Kevin Matthews's full voting record?

View the full list of scored bills, category breakdown, and year-over-year voting record above. Christian Employers Alliance updates this scorecard as new key votes are scored.

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