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Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States,bordered by the state of Texas to the south and west,Kansas to the north,Missouri to the northeast,Arkansas to the east,New Mexico to the west,and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South,it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla,'people' and humma,which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname,"The Sooner State",in reference to the Sooners,settlers who staked their claims in formerly American Indian-owned lands until the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 authorized the Land Rush of 1889 opening the land to white settlement.
Cleveland County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 295,528 at the 2020 United States census,making it the third-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Norman. The county was named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
Noble is a city in Cleveland County,Oklahoma,United States,and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,985 at the 2020 census,a 7.8% increase from 2010. Noble is Cleveland County's third-largest city behind Norman and Moore.
Norman is the 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma,with a population of 128,026 as of the 2020 census. It is the most populous city and the county seat of Cleveland County and the second-most populous city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area after the state capital,Oklahoma City,20 miles north of Norman.
Wichita Falls is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County,Texas,United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area,which encompasses all of Archer,Clay,and Wichita Counties. According to the 2020 census,it had a population of 102,316,making it the 39th-most populous city in Texas.
Thomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district,serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Rules Committee. During his tenure as the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 2007 to 2009,he was the fourth-ranking Republican in the House.
Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and so far only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson left office in 1923.
Ronald Kenneth "Ron" Noble is an American law enforcement officer who served as the secretary-general of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) from 2000 to 2014. He was the organization's first American and youngest secretary-general at the time of his appointment. Noble previously worked as a public servant in various U.S. government agencies,including the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,the Department of Justice and the Treasury.
Todd Lamb is an American politician and university administrator who is the current president of the University of Central Oklahoma. He previously served as the 16th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019 and as a member of the Oklahoma state senate from 2005 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Brian John Bingman is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served in elected and appointed offices since the 1990s. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Sapulpa city commission in 1992,before being elected mayor by his fellow commissioners in 1994. He would serve in both of these offices until 2004,when he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent the 30th district. After one term in the house,Bingman ran for the 12th district of the Oklahoma Senate in 2006 and would hold the seat until term limited in 2016. In 2011,he was elected by Republican senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate,a position he would hold until retirement in 2016.
Steven Weitzman is an American public artist and designer known for his figurative sculptures,murals,and aesthetic designs for highway and bridge infrastructure projects.
Emily Virgin is an American politician who was the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as House Democratic Caucus Chair. She was first elected in 2010 at the age of 24 and represents the 44th district,which includes Norman,Oklahoma. Virgin retired from the Oklahoma House at end of 2022 due to term limits.
Mina Hibdon was the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives from District 44,as well as the district's first Republican representative. Elected at the age of 47 in a special election in 1973,Hibdon served until 1976. A longtime humanitarian and active community volunteer,Hibdon volunteered for the Salvation Army for many years. Along with her husband James,Mina Hibdon died on May 21,2010,in Norman,Oklahoma.
The 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. Businessman Kevin Stitt was elected governor,succeeding fellow Republican Mary Fallin,who was term-limited. Primary elections occurred on June 26,2018,with primary runoff elections having occurred on August 28,2018.
Mildred June Tompkins Benson,commonly known as June Benson,(1915–1981) was the first woman to serve as mayor in the American State of Oklahoma when elected mayor of Norman in 1957 by city commissioners. Benson was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 1985,thanks also to the significant contributions she made on voting rights and environmental protection.
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.
Thad H. Balkman is an American politician,lawyer and judge.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma. Incumbent senator James Lankford won re-election to a second full term,defeating cybersecurity professional Madison Horn in a landslide,winning all 77 counties by more than 50% of the vote in each one.
The 2022 Oklahoma House of Representative election took place on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican. Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. All candidates filed between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives served two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Jared Deck is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 44th district since November 16,2022.
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- ↑ "Bill Nations will speak on Norman Forward". The Norman Transcript. November 26, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Emily Virgin announces candidacy for House District 44". Norman Transcript. May 23, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Veteran Norman educator dies". Norman Transcript. August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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