Jake A. Merrick is an American politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He currently serves in the Oklahoma Senate as the elected member from the 22nd district. He was first elected as a Republican in the 2021 Oklahoma Senate special election to finish the term of Stephanie Bice after she vacated the office to become the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He lost his re-election campaign for his first full term to a primary challenge from Kristen Thompson.