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Donald Lee Nickles is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senate as the longest-serving senator from Oklahoma up until that point,he founded the Nickles Group,a lobbying firm.
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 Deputy Minority Whip. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 2006 to 2008,he was,during his tenure,the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the House.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions,provide legislative oversight for state agencies,and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
The politics of Oklahoma exists in a framework of a presidential republic modeled after the United States. The governor of Oklahoma is both head of state and head of government,and of a pluriform two-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governor and the government. Legislative power is vested in the governor and the bicameral Oklahoma Legislature. Judicial power is vested in the judiciary of Oklahoma. The political system is laid out in the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution.
The Oklahoma Republican Party is the Oklahoma state affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP). Along with the Oklahoma Democratic Party,it is one of the two major parties in the state.
The Fifty-first Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 2,2007 to January 3,2009,during the first two years of the second term of Governor Brad Henry. A tie in the number of seats held by Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate resulted in bipartisan leadership. Republicans held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Donald C. "Donny" Olson is an American physician,attorney,commercial pilot,reindeer herder,and politician,currently serving as a member of the Alaska Senate,representing the T district since 2001.
The following tables indicate the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:
The Fifty-second Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City from January 3,2009,to January 4,2011,during the second two years of the second administration of Governor Brad Henry. It was the first session in state history where the Republican Party has controlled both houses of the legislature.
The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 4,2008. Votes for the Presidential Primary were cast on February 5. The primary election for statewide offices was held on July 29,and the runoff primary election was held August 26.
Thomas E. Daxon is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. Daxon has held numerous positions with the Oklahoma state government,including being elected Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector in 1978 and serving as the Oklahoma Secretary of Finance and Revenue under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. He was the Republican nominee for governor in the 1982 election,ultimately losing to Democratic incumbent George Nigh.
The 2010 Oklahoma elections were held on November 2,2010. The primary election was held on July 27. The runoff primary election was held August 24.
The Fifty-third Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 4,2011,to January 8,2013,during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Mary Fallin.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan. For the third election in a row since 2004,no third parties were allowed on the ballot.
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.
A general election was in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 4,2014. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives and both of the states United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014,and primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014.
Frank Dean Lucas is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district since 2003,having previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Science,Space and Technology. His district,numbered as the 6th district from 1994 to 2003,is the largest congressional district in the state and one of the largest in the nation that does not cover an entire state. It covers 34,088.49 square miles and stretches from the Panhandle to the fringes of the Tulsa suburbs,covering almost half of the state's land mass. Lucas is the dean of Oklahoma's House delegation.
The 1964 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 3,1964. Democratic Senator Robert S. Kerr,who won re-election to his third term in 1960,died in office on January 1,1963. Governor J. Howard Edmondson resigned from office so that his Lieutenant Governor,George Nigh,could appoint him to the U.S. Senate. Edmondson ran for re-election in the ensuing special election,and faced strong competition from former Governor Raymond D. Gary and State Senator Fred R. Harris. Edmondson placed first in the primary,but failed to win a majority,with Harris narrowly beating out Gary for second place. In the runoff,Harris defeated Edmondson in a landslide. In the general election,Harris faced former Oklahoma Sooners football coach Bud Wilkinson,the Republican nominee. Even though President Lyndon B. Johnson won Oklahoma by a wide margin over Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater,the Senate race was much closer. Ultimately,Harris only narrowly defeated Wilkinson by just 2% of the vote.
A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday,November 8,2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,where necessary,were held on Tuesday,August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13,2022 to April 15,2022.