Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe,a member of the Republican Party,became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes,including whether to end filibusters. In 2006,she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time magazine. Throughout her Senate career,she was considered one of the most moderate members of the chamber.
John Alfred Sullivan is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 2002 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The Oklahoma Democratic Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Democratic Party. Along with the Oklahoma Republican Party,it is one of the two major parties in the state.
Jason Murphey is an American politician and former Republican State Representative in the US state of Oklahoma. He represented District 31 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives;the district comprised portions of Logan and Oklahoma counties and includes the cities of Edmond and Guthrie. Murphey currently serves as the chair of the Government Modernization Committee and was named to this position prior to the 2009 legislative session. As chair,Murphy was the House author of Senator Glen Coffee's attempt to centralize the state's information technology systems and the Oklahoma Government 2.0 initiative,which resulted in the creation of data.ok.gov.
Gloria Negrete McLeod is an American politician who was the United States representative for California's 35th congressional district from 2013 to 2015. The district included portions of eastern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County. She was a California state senator,representing the 32nd district,from December 2006 until her election to Congress. Prior to that,she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006,after having lost in a 1998 bid for the Assembly. A resident of Chino,she defeated Joe Baca Jr.,in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat. She defeated Joe Baca Sr. in her 2012 election to Congress. In February 2014,she announced her intention not to run for reelection,and instead to run for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Negrete McLeod lost the November election to Republican state Assemblyman Curt Hagman.
Kenneth Corn is a former member of the Oklahoma Senate,representing an electoral district that includes Sequoyah and LeFlore counties. He served as caucus chair for the Democratic caucus in the Oklahoma Senate. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and served as the Democratic caucus secretary. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma losing to Republican Todd Lamb on November 2,2010. He served as City Manager of Anadarko,Oklahoma,from 2015 to 2022 when he accepted an appointment to serve as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development in Oklahoma by President Joe Biden.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2,2004. The election was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives and the presidential election. Incumbent Senator Don Nickles decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Fellow Republican Tom Coburn won the open seat.
The 2010 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 2,2010,to determine who would represent the state of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. This election was the final one held in which congressional districts apportioned according to the 2000 U.S. census data. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
P. Kay Floyd is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the 46th district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2024. She served as the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate after succeeding John Sparks in 2018 until she was term limited in 2024. She previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 88th district between 2012 and 2014.
Dominick Moreno is an American politician who served as a state legislator in Colorado. A Democrat,Moreno represented the 21st district of the Colorado Senate from January 11,2017 until he resigned on September 1,2023 to serve as deputy chief of staff to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. Before his election to the senate,he represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.
Tahrohon Wayne Shannon is an American banker and politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 62nd district from 2007 to 2015. In 2013,he became Oklahoma's first African-American speaker of the House.
Nathan Ryan Dahm is an American politician who has served the Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party since 2023. He previously served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 33rd district from 2012 to 2024.
The Thirty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 2 to July 2,1979,from January 8 to June 16,1980,and from July 7 to 11,1980,during the term of Governor George Nigh.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Oklahoma and both of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014. Primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014,in contests where no candidate won more than 50% of the vote.
The 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma,concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Steven Dane Russell is President and CEO of JAARS,Inc. He is a retired American soldier and former politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2015 to 2019,after serving in the Oklahoma Senate from 2009 to 2013. Russell is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma occurred on November 8,2016. Voters determined five candidates to serve in the U.S. House,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The primaries were held on June 28.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on November 6,2018,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 26 and runoff elections were held two months later on August 28. The state's U.S. House delegation Republican majority changed from 5–0 to 4–1. As of 2023,this is the only time since 2010 that Democrats won any house race in Oklahoma.
Charles Adelbert McCall III 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 reigning Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Kendra Suzanne Horn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.
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