Chris Kidd

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Chris Kidd

|image = Chris_Kidd.jpg

|caption =

|state_senate = Oklahoma

|district = 31st

|term_start = November 17, 2016

|term_end = November 13, 2024

|predecessor = Don Barrington

|successor = Spencer Kern

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|11|23}}

|birth_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Lindsey

|children = 3

|education = Oklahoma State University

}}

Chris Kidd (born November 23, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 31st district from 2016 to 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.duncanbanner.com/news/chris-kidd-wins-republican-nomination-for-state-senate-district-seat/article_a71301d2-69a2-11e6-ba67-bb2cc76b0ccc.html |title=Chris Kidd wins Republican nomination for State Senate District 31 seat |publisher=Duncanbanner.com |date=2016-08-23 |accessdate=2019-05-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/kidd_bio.aspx |title=Senator Chris Kidd - District 31 |publisher=Oksenate.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-05-05}} He was re-elected by default in 2020.{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Tres |date=2020 |title=More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default |work=NonDoc |url=https://nondoc.com/2020/04/10/46-oklahoma-legislators-re-elected-by-default/}} He was one of twenty early Oklahoma lawmakers who endorsed Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential election.{{Cite web |last=Ogles |first=Jacob |date=2023-06-07 |title=20 Oklahoma lawmakers endorse Ron DeSantis |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/616988-20-oklahoma-lawmakers-endorse-ron-desantis/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US}} He did not run for reelection in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Tres |last2=McNutt |first2=Michael |title=Election Board keeps HD 37, HD 66 challengers on ballot |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/04/18/election-board-keeps-hd-37-hd-66-challengers-on-ballot/ |access-date=14 June 2024 |work=NonDoc |date=19 April 2024}}