Brian Crain | |
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Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 39th district | |
In office November 17, 2004 –November 22, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Smith |
Succeeded by | David Rader |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Andrew Crain August 28,1961 Andrews Air Force Base,Maryland,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lori Crain |
Children | Catherine Sarah |
Alma mater | University of Tulsa University of Oklahoma |
Website | Official website |
Brian Andrew Crain (born August 28,1961) is an American attorney and politician. He became the state senator for Oklahoma's 39th senate district in 2004.
Crain was born at Andrews Air Force Base,Maryland,to Harold and Joan Crain. Moving to Oklahoma City when he was three years old,Brian attended Putnam City Schools,graduating from Putnam City West Senior High School in 1979. Following high school,Brian graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1983 with a B.B.A. in Management.
Crain served as an Assistant District Attorney in 1996. In 1999,he left to pursue a law practice focusing primarily on title and real property law. He practices law with Hanson &Holmes,PLC,in Tulsa. [1]
In 2004,Crain was elected to his first term in the senate. His district is located in central Tulsa,Oklahoma. Crain pledged to focus on the fundamentals of state government:education,transportation and small business development. Crain claimed that small businesses are the economic engine of this state and require good schools and good roads in order to grow and develop.
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