Frank Lucas, Representative for Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District

Lucas is the representative for Oklahoma’s 3^rd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 7, 2003. Lucas is next up for reelection in 2018.

He was previously the representative for Oklahoma’s 6^th congressional district as a Republican from 1993 to 2002.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Lucas.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Lucas is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Lucas has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

United States Chamber of Commerce: 93% Americans for Prosperity: 85% FreedomWorks: 80% NumbersUSA: 79% The Club for Growth: 70% NIAC Action: D The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D American Civil Liberties Union: 5% League of Conservation Voters: 4% Human Rights Campaign: 0% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Frank Lucas sits on the following committees:

Vice Chair, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Space
House Committee on Agriculture
- Chair, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
- Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade

Enacted Legislation

Lucas was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Lucas sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Finance and Financial Sector (38%) Agriculture and Food (23%) Science, Technology, Communications (23%) Environmental Protection (15%)

Recent Bills

Some of Lucas’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Lucas’s Vote	Vote Description
Aye	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Aye	H.R. 1752 (111th): To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may ... Jul 30, 2009. Failed 282/144.
Nay	H.R. 137 (110th): Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 Mar 26, 2007. Passed 368/39.
Yea	H.R. 835 (110th): Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 Mar 21, 2007. Failed 262/162.

Missed Votes

From May 1994 to Sep 2018, Lucas missed 438 of 16,283 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1994 Apr-Jun	143	0	0.0%	0^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	1	0.7%	23^rd
1994 Oct-Nov	51	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	7	3.7%	70^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	1	0.5%	25^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	0	0.0%	0^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	3	1.6%	35^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	1	1.4%	35^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	2	1.1%	38^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	12^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	10	5.4%	78^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	1	0.7%	23^rd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	3	3.2%	43^rd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	56	20.2%	98^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	2	2.0%	18^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	5	3.7%	72^nd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	2	1.3%	41^st
2001 Oct-Dec	153	2	1.3%	34^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	6	7.6%	83^rd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	1	0.5%	15^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	1	0.7%	24^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	4	4.3%	76^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	22	9.2%	91^st
2003 Jul-Sep	193	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	7	4.6%	64^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	8	7.7%	73^rd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	4	1.8%	40^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	9	5.6%	67^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	18	6.6%	82^nd
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	27^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	4	4.9%	76^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	64^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	31	14.6%	99^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	3	0.8%	26^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	16	5.0%	84^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	18	6.8%	81^st
2008 Jan-Mar	149	9	6.0%	72^nd
2008 Apr-Jun	321	3	0.9%	17^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	21	10.2%	90^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	1	6.7%	78^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	16	9.2%	93^rd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	10	3.3%	68^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	48	17.9%	99^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	11	4.5%	73^rd
2010 Jan-Mar	195	5	2.6%	46^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	38^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	21^st
2011 Jan-Mar	212	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	15	5.3%	87^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	1	0.4%	22^nd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	4	1.9%	52^nd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	1	0.3%	20^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	1	0.7%	32^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	2	3.9%	56^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	6	6.7%	83^rd
2013 Apr-Jun	215	4	1.9%	52^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	1	0.5%	26^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	9	6.6%	85^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	1	2.0%	55^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	3	1.2%	50^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	1	0.7%	34^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	2	1.5%	45^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	4	2.4%	55^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	2	1.6%	38^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jul-Sep	86	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

@unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

Frank Lucas is pronounced:

frank // LOO-kus

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
A a	cat
F f	fat
K k	king
L l	leg
NK nk	thank
OO oo	soon
R r	rag
S s	sit
U u	cup

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

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