Who is RIED?
RIED is a group of business people who care about Oklahoma’s future.
The Institute was founded in 1997, following three years of detailed research and assessment, by a joint task force made up of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the Tulsa Metropolitan Chamber and the State Chamber of Oklahoma.
Today, the Institute is a standalone non-profit organization that evaluates the extent to which individual Oklahoma legislators act to advance business interests through their legislative work.
For the past fourteen years, the Institute has analyzed thousands of pieces of legislation to annually produce an analysis of each legislator’s voting record.
Why should people care about RIED?
RIED’s positive impact since its inception is clearly illustrated by the fact that legislative advocacy for business, jobs, and economic growth issues in Oklahoma has improved consistently since its inception in 1997.
RIED’s goal
To provide non-partisan information about each Oklahoma legislator’s voting record on business issues and to firmly establish a pro-business legislature in Oklahoma.
RIED annually reviews all business related bills filed, in order to a profile each legislator’s individual voting record. A wide range of reports, graphic illustrations and voting profiles are created and shared across the state
The RIED Report
Institute research creates a profile of each legislator’s individual voting record on bills dealing with business, industry, jobs and economic growth. Each year, the information is used to create a report summarizing the year’s legislative activity. The Report along with related research activity is made available statewide.
