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Josh Cockroft

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Oklahoma Secretary of State

Years in office: 2023 - 2025

Predecessor:Brian Bingman (R)

Successor:Donelle Harder (R)

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Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27

Years in office: 2010 - 2018

Successor:Danny Sterling (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Personal

Profession

Executive

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Josh Cockroft (Republican Party) was theOklahoma Secretary of State. Cockroft assumed office on September 15, 2023. Cockroft left office on October 1, 2025.

Cockroft (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theOklahoma House of Representatives to representDistrict 27. Cockroft won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Gov.Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Cockroft to replace former SecretaryBrian Bingman (R).^[1]

Cockroft resigned asOklahoma Secretary of State on October 1, 2025.^[2]

Biography

Josh Cockroft graduated from Homeward Bound Academy in 2008. Cockroft's career experience includes working as a deputy chief of staff to Oklahoma GovernorKevin Stitt, the political director of Stitt's 2022 gubernatorial campaign, and the senior director of government affairs of the Oklahoma Association of Realtors.^[3]

Political career

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Cockroft's political career includes the following offices:

• 2023-2025:Oklahoma Secretary of State
• 2010-2018:Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27

Elections

2016

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theOklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016.

IncumbentJosh Cockroft defeatedJohn Karlin in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27 general election.^[4]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh CockroftIncumbent	75.88%	11,304
	Democratic	John Karlin	24.12%	3,594
Total Votes				14,898
Source:Oklahoma State Election Board

John Karlin ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	John Karlin (unopposed)

IncumbentJosh Cockroft defeatedTrey Baker andLynn Medford in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27 Republican primary.^[5][6]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh CockroftIncumbent	69.84%	1,394
	Republican	Trey Baker	20.59%	411
	Republican	Lynn Medford	9.57%	191
Total Votes				1,996

2014

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theOklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. IncumbentJosh Cockroft defeatedLani Habrock in the Republican primary. Cockroft was unchallenged in the general election.^[7][8][9]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Josh CockroftIncumbent	77.3%	2,015
Lani Habrock	22.7%	591
Total Votes		2,606

2012

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

Cockroft ran for re-election in the2012 election forOklahoma House of Representatives District 27. He ran unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeatedRandy R Gilbert in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh CockroftIncumbent	61.9%	8,072
	Democratic	Randy R Gilbert	38.1%	4,966
Total Votes				13,038

2010

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010

Cockroft ran for re-election in the2010 election forOklahoma State House District 27. Cockroft defeatedDemocratChris Odneal in the general election on November 2, 2010. Cockroft defeated Norm Seaburg, Donald Rominger, Jr., and Richard Bennett in the Republican primary election on July 27, 2010. Cockroft defeated Bennett in the August 24 primary runoff election.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27
Candidates		Votes
Josh Cockroft (R)		5,667
Chris Odneal (D)		3,810

Campaign themes

2016

Cockroft's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[18]

Life, Liberty, and our God Given Rights

• Excerpt: "Josh understands a culture cannot have prosperity or liberty without life. That is why he is 100% pro-life. Traditional family values are essential to ensuring a strong culture. Defining marriage between one man and one woman, a strong understanding of the 2nd amendment, and the protection of of [sic] our constitution, are parts of Josh's core beliefs."

Personal Responsibility and the Oklahoma Way of Life

• Excerpt: "Josh knows that local control in education, traditional values, and strong families hold the keys to success for all Oklahomans. He has made exceptional schools a priority while rejecting overreach by federal or state governments. He believes that unnecessary entitlements rob individuals of their potential and creates a dependency upon government instead of personal responsibility. He believes the greatest welfare program available is a strong family and a good paying job."

Right Sizing State Government

• Excerpt: "Josh believes in many ways state government has lost its focus, becoming too big, intrusive, costly and too often aimless in its objective. He seeks to right-size government, downsizing state-owned assets and consolidating agencies, to allow efficiency. State government should be lean and able to provide every essential service needed. He also will work to modernize government systems, bringing Oklahoma squarely into the 21st Century."

Prosperity through Freedom

• Excerpt: "Josh supports a tax structure that encourages investment, attracts new industry, creates jobs and encourages hard work. He has worked hard to eliminate over-regulation and bureaucratic red tape, which stifle prosperity and kill jobs. In addition, Rep. Cockroft wants to return many state services to the private sector, unleashing new opportunities for ingenuity and cost savings. He firmly believes that conservative principles work. Period."

Campaign finance summary

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State legislative tenure (2010-2018)

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the 56thOklahoma State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 5 through May 3.

• Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

• The Oklahoma Constitution:Senate andHouse

Legislators were scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

• Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to children's interests.

• Oklahoma Sierra Club

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• Research Institute for Economic Development

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cockroft served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cockroft served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cockroft served on the following committees:

See also

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