Kyle Hilbert | |
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| Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McCall |
| Speaker pro tempore of theOklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office February 8, 2022 – January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Terry O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Moore |
| Member of theOklahoma House of Representatives from the 29th district | |
| Assumed office November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | James Leewright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1994-03-23)March 23, 1994 (age 31) Depew, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (B.S.,MBA) |
Kyle Hilbert (born March 23, 1994) is aRepublican member of theOklahoma House of Representatives and the currentSpeaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He has represented 29th district of theOklahoma House of Representatives since 2016.
Hilbert attended Depew High School, where he served as president of theFuture Farmers of America (FFA) chapter. In 2011, he won the national championship for public speaking at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.[1]
Hilbert earned aBachelor's Degree inAgribusiness fromOklahoma State University.[2] While at OSU, Kyle served as president of theStudent Government Association and was named a 2016 OSU Outstanding Senior.[3][4] In 2024, Hilbert graduated with aMaster of Business Administration fromOklahoma State University.[2]
He currently lives inBristow with his wife and their two daughters.[2]
Hilbert was first elected to serve House District 29, which includes portions ofCreek County andTulsa County, in November 2016.[5] He campaigned while a senior in college and was elected at 22 years old.[6][7]
As a first-term legislator, Hilbert carried eight bills that were signed into law, was an assistant majoritywhip, and served on three appropriations subcommittees.[8]
In January 2019, Hilbert was named vice chair of the House Appropriations & Budget Committee as a second-term legislator. He also served as chair of the House Rural Caucus, a bipartisan group of representatives who meet regularly to discuss issues important to rural communities.[9]
Hilbert authored a bill creating a sales tax exemption formedical devices used in the home and prescribed by amedical practitioner.[10] He also introduced legislation allowing voters to take a picture of or with theirballot, which was previously illegal.[11] Hilbert was the House author of Senate Bill 271, which required all state agencies to annually disclose and rank all federally affiliated funds, programs and priorities.[12]
Hilbert championed several major pieces of legislation, including Senate Bill 609, which overhauled Oklahoma'sad valorem tax reimbursement system,[13] and The DRIVE Act, which established an equitable tax structure forelectric vehicles in the state of Oklahoma.[14]
In 2021, he served as the House author of Senate Bill 229, which created the Redbud School Funding Act.[15] The bill directs a portion ofmedical marijuanaexcise tax revenue for annual distribution to eligible public school districts for acquiring and improving school buildings.[16]
Hilbert authored House Bill 2078, which modernized the education funding formula by basing per-pupil funding on the most recent enrollment data. The previous system gave school districts multiple enrollment figures from which to base their funding, causing some districts to receive state funds for students who were no longer enrolled.[17]
He was elected as thespeaker pro tempore of theOklahoma House of Representatives for the second session on February 8, 2022, becoming the youngestOklahoma speaker pro tempore in modern history at 27 years old.[18] The position was vacated byTerry O'Donnell after his indictment in a tax agency scandal.[19]
In 2022, he authored legislation requiringschool library programs to be reflective ofcommunity standards when evaluating new and existing materials.[20]
Hilbert was reelected to his fourth term in November 2022 and was reelected to his first full term as Speaker Pro Tempore in 2023.[21] In mid-April 2023, House Floor LeaderJon Echols steered SB 519 through committee. It "would give charter schools right of first refusal for leasing Commissioners of the Land Office property." During the committee vote, Speaker Pro Tem Kyle Hilbert of Bristow "had to be tracked down to break a 5-5 tie and keep the bill moving."[22]
In March 2024, he was voted as theSpeaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives-elect to succeedCharles McCall in 2025 by the Republican house caucus. He is set to be the youngest speaker in Oklahoma history.[23]
On January 7, 2025, Hilbert was electedSpeaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Elected to this position at 30 years old, he is only the second Republican speaker 30 years old or younger in any state since 1873.[24] Hilbert has defended teaching about the historically high turnout in the2020 United States presidential election as part of the state's public school curriculum.[25] On the final day of the 2025 legislative session, theOklahoma House of Representatives and theOklahoma Senate successfully overrode 47 gubernatorial vetoes.[26]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Speaker pro tempore of theOklahoma House of Representatives 2022–2025 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 2025–present | Incumbent |
