Sen. Ally Seifried’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, who lead the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statements about President Donald Trump’s executive order to return education to the states.

Senator Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, Chairman of the Senate Education Committee:

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Oklahoma Senate has successfully passed legislation from Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, to prohibit cellphones in schools from “bell to bell” for at least one full year.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate has passed legislation from Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, to increase voter turnout in school board races by moving these contests to coincide with Oklahoma’s general election.

Seifried’s Senate Bill 6 moves the general election for school board races from April to November, when Oklahoma holds general elections for other elected positions. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, on Thursday, secured initial approval for legislation to protect children from the dangers presented by excessive and unsupervised use of social media.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday passed legislation to eliminate distractions in the classroom by prohibiting students from using their cellphones during the school day.

Sen. Adam Pugh and Sen. Ally Seifried held a press conference on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10 a.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Leaders of the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee announced a robust slate of education initiatives for the upcoming legislative session that starts in a week.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, has filed legislation instructing all public school districts to adopt policies preventing student cell phone use from “bell to bell.”

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sens. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, and Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, hosted a robust, two-day interim study this week to examine the detrimental effects of cell phone use among K-12 students in schools.

CLAREMORE, OK – In the wake of the recent tornado outbreak that struck Claremore over the weekend, Senator Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, expressed her gratitude to the first responders, and to the state, county, and municipal emergency management teams for their swift actions before and in the immediate aftermath of the storm.