Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census,the population was 121,125,making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton. The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. It was named for the Comanche tribal nation.
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County,in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in western Oklahoma,approximately 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City,it is the principal city of the Lawton,Oklahoma,metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census,Lawton's population was 90,381,making it the sixth-largest city in the state,and the largest in Western Oklahoma.
David Daniel Boren is an American businessman and politician who is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation,based in Oklahoma. He is a retired American politician,who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. The district included most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as a State Representative in the 28th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Laurence Francis Rooney III is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2021. A Republican,he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Rooney earned a 95.90% lifetime score from the American Conservative Union.
Markwayne Mullin is an American businessman and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in a special election in 2022 to serve the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term. Mullin is the first Native American U.S. senator since Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired in 2005. He is also the second Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate;the first,Robert Latham Owen,retired in 1925. Before being elected to the Senate,Mullin served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.
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.
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 6,2018. 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,half of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate and all 101 seats in the Oklahoma House,and five offices in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Voter turnout was 42.5% of the eligible population,a 12.6% increase over the 2014 midterms but still the third lowest in the nation.
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.
Kevin Ray Hern is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. A Republican,he is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. Born in Missouri and raised in Pope County,Arkansas,Hern graduated from Arkansas Tech University in 1986 and briefly attended the Georgia Institute of Technology before returning to Arkansas to work for McDonald's the following year. In 1997 he bought his first McDonald's franchise and in 1999 he earned his MBA degree from the University of Arkansas,Little Rock. After moving to Oklahoma in 1999,Hern expanded his McDonald's franchises,eventually owning 18 franchises in the Tulsa metropolitan area. In 2018,he ran his first campaign for office and was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Randy McDaniel is an American politician who served as the Oklahoma State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. A Republican,he was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,for the 83rd district,from 2007 through 2019.
Todd Russ is an American politician who has served as the Treasurer of Oklahoma since 2023. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 55th district from 2009 to 2022. He was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature in 2022.
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 with more than 50% of the vote in each.
The 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Kevin Stitt was re-elected to a second term,with 55.5% of the vote,defeating Democratic candidate Joy Hofmeister.
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.
The Fifty-eighth 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,Oklahoma from January 3,2021,to January 3,2023,during the second two years of the first administration of Governor Kevin Stitt. The 2020 Oklahoma elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
Ryan Martinez is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 39th District from 2016 through his resignation in 2023. An influential member during his tenure,Martinez resigned after charges for driving under the influence generated a political scandal and a lawsuit seeking his removal from office.
John Michael Montgomery is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 32nd district from 2018 to 2023. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 62nd district between 2015 and 2018
The 2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Oklahoma State Treasurer. The primary election was scheduled for Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if necessary,would have been held on Tuesday,August 23,2022. The deadline for candidates to file was April 15,2022.
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regularly scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13 and 15,2022.
Arturo Alonso-Sandoval is an American politician who is the member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 89th district.
