cing ▁states , ▁five ▁Canadian ▁provinces , ▁and ▁one ▁South ▁American ▁nation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁David ▁Br umb augh ▁faced ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁challenge ▁from ▁Dem ocrat ▁Gl enda ▁Pu ett . ▁ ▁Br umb augh ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁with ▁a ▁convin cing ▁ 6 8 % ▁to ▁ 3 2 % ▁for ▁his ▁ch allen ger . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Br umb augh ▁again ▁defeated ▁Pu ett , ▁only ▁this ▁time , ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 7 2 % ▁to ▁ 2 8 %. ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁Since ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁Br umb augh ▁author ed ▁ 1 8 ▁b ills ▁( 1 4 ▁House ▁b ills ▁and ▁ 4 ▁Senate ▁b ills ) ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁signed ▁into ▁law . ▁ ▁Br umb augh ' s ▁H B ▁ 2 9 0 8 ▁see ks ▁to ▁transform ▁state ▁government ▁process ▁by ▁allowing ▁state ▁ag encies ▁to ▁pool ▁in efficient ▁processes ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁efficient ▁process ▁potentially ▁saving ▁millions ▁of ▁tax p ayer ▁dollars . ▁Like wise , ▁H B ▁ 2 9 1 2 ▁removes ▁unnecessary ▁b ureau cr atic ▁red ▁t ape ▁and ▁S B ▁ 4 3 6 ▁allows ▁Oklahoma ▁school ▁district ▁to ▁cut ▁through ▁cost ly ▁administrative ▁overhead . ▁ ▁His ▁H B ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁created ▁the ▁" Student ▁Data ▁Access ibility , ▁Trans par ency ▁and ▁ ▁Account ability ▁Act ▁of ▁