Charles A. McCall

Charles Adelbert McCall III (born April 19, 1970) is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 22nd district in southeastern Oklahoma from 2013 to 2024. He is the longest serving Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

McCall was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oklahoma in the 2026 elections.

Early life, family, and education McCall was born on April 19, 1970, to Charles Andrew McCall and Barbara Ann McCall (née Clure), in Atoka, Oklahoma. His family had lived in Atoka for four generations owning the local bank, AmeriState Bank.

He graduated from Atoka High School in 1988. He attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in finance and economics. He became a licensed nursing home administrator in 1993 before continuing his education at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2000.

In 1994, McCall married his wife, Stephanie Ann Hays, whom he met while they were students at the University of Oklahoma. He and his wife have two sons. He and his family attend the Cornerstone Church in Atoka, where he serves as a church elder and teacher.

AmeriState Bank McCall became president of AmeriState in 2001 and CEO in 2009. He was re-elected by default in 2020. He retired due to term limits in 2024.

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives McCall is the longest serving Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in state history.

On May 2, 2016, the Republican caucus voted to have McCall as their next Speaker over House Appropriations and Budget Chairman Earl Sears of Bartlesville. He was formally elected Speaker on January 3, the first day of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature.

In April 2023, a "week before the deadline for bills to be heard in the opposite chamber's committees," McCall and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, Greg Treat, were said to "continue to throw jabs at each other's education plans," leading parents and educators to be concerned there wouldn't be a solution that session. As the session neared its end, both McCall and Treat still had not come to an agreement. It was reported that the "two sides didn't even agree on how much they had been talking about education." McCall reportedly thought the talks were going well, while Treat said he didn't feel "very hopeful."

For school vouchers in a bill introduced in 2023, Treat acknowledged that "private schools wouldn’t be forced to admit all students, but he believes schools would expand enrollment when more families can afford it." Democrats have had concerns that "there are no assurances that low-income students would be admitted into a private school." Treat has also accused McCall of "refusing to negotiate and said the Senate’s income cap was a 'more responsible' school choice plan."

2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial campaign

On February 18, 2025, McCall officially announced a campaign for Governor of Oklahoma. His campaign has involved anti-trans ads. During the campaign, he promised to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations if elected.

Electoral history 2012 Oklahoma House of Representatives

2014 Oklahoma House of Representatives

2016 Oklahoma House of Representatives