Stephanie I. Bice
RepublicanU.S. Representative, OK-5| Age | 52 (b. 1973-11-11) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White/Iranian-American (father of Iranian/Pakistani descent, mother of Dutch descent); first Iranian-American elected to Congress |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (converted before marriage); attends St. Eugene Catholic Church, Oklahoma City |
| Education | B.S. in Marketing (minor in International Business), Oklahoma State University, 1995; graduated Putnam City High School, Oklahoma City, 1991 |
| Prior occupation | Worked eight years in financial oversight, business strategy, and marketing at father's network technology company; later Vice President of Business Development at a boutique digital marketing agency in Oklahoma City |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Marital status | Married — Geoffrey Franklin Bice |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Notable relatives | Father Hosein 'Joe' Asady, Iranian-born founder and CEO of a network technology company in Oklahoma City; came to the US to study computer science |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Oklahoma State Senate, District 22 (2014–2020) · Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Oklahoma State Senate (2017–2018) · Chair, Oklahoma State Senate Finance Committee · 117th Congress Republican Freshman Class President (2021) |
| Committees | House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee (Vice Chair) · House Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · House Committee on Appropriations — Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · House Committee on House Administration — Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation (Chairwoman) |
| Caucuses | Republican Main Street Caucus (former Vice Chair, 118th Congress) · BIOTech Caucus (Co-Chair) · Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group (Co-Chair) · Congressional Coalition on Adoption · Rare Disease Caucus · Republican Whip Team (117th Congress) |
| Leadership | 117th Congress Republican Freshman Class President (first woman elected to that role) · Vice Chair, Republican Main Street Caucus (118th Congress) · Co-Chair, BIOTech Caucus · Co-Chair, Bipartisan Paid Family Leave Working Group · Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation, House Administration (119th Congress) · Vice Chair, Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee (119th Congress) · Commissioner, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology |
| Ideology | Member of Republican Main Street Caucus (moderate/pragmatic wing of House GOP); received A+ from Susan B. Anthony List Pro-Life Scorecard and A rating from NRA; GovTrack characterizes her in a moderate position within the Republican caucus |
| Signature legislation | Oklahoma SB 383 (2015) — modernized Oklahoma alcohol laws, allowing grocery/convenience stores to sell wine and high-point beer (led bipartisan passage in state legislature) · Oklahoma SB 142 (2019) — required informed consent for antipsychotic drug prescriptions for nursing home patients; signed into law · More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (co-sponsor, federal, 119th Congress) — bipartisan paid family leave legislation · Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act (co-lead, federal) — extends 45S tax credit for employer-provided paid leave |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2023) · estimate
| Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) | stock · $1,001–$15,000 · 2021 |
| U.S. Treasury Bills (through trust — Trust CM) | other · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
Top donors: Devon Energy ($21,500) · Oil & Gas industry (aggregate) ($168,192)
Top industries: Oil & Gas · PACs (general) · Real Estate · Finance/Insurance
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.