William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray was an American educator,lawyer,and politician who served as the first Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,(lower chamber of the new Oklahoma Legislature. Then subsequently a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma,and as theen finally as the 9th Governor of Oklahoma.
Fred Roy Harris was an American politician from Oklahoma who served from 1957 to 1964 as a member of the Oklahoma Senate and from 1964 to 1973 as a member of the United States Senate.
Maxine Edwyna Cissel Horner was one of the first African American women to serve in the Oklahoma Senate,serving from 1986 to 2004,along with Vicki Miles-LaGrange. Horner held the position of Democratic Caucus Chair,as well as Chair of Business and Labor and Government Operations,and Vice-Chair of Adult Literacy.
Mary L. Easley served as the Oklahoma Senator representing District 18,which includes Mayes,Tulsa and Wagoner counties from her win in a special election in 2004 until 2010. She previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004,representing District 78.
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma,the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.
Thomas J. Jech is a mathematician specializing in set theory who was at Penn State for more than 25 years.
The president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-ranking official,serving ex officio as President of the Senate,even though the lieutenant governor only votes in the case of a tie. During the lieutenant governor's absence,the president pro tempore presides over sessions. By longstanding custom,the lieutenant governor presides over sessions devoted to ceremonial purposes,while the bulk of the legislative management and political power is reserved for the president pro tempore,who is elected directly by the Oklahoma Senate.
From January 3 to June 5,2012,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3,2012,after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5,2012,in Charlotte,North Carolina.
Joshua Chad Brecheen is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 6th district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2010 to 2018. He is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.
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.
The 2014 United States Senate 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 special 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.
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.
Gilmer Neely Capps was an American politician in the state of Oklahoma. His parents were J. Gilmer and Mary Neely Capps of Tipton,Oklahoma. He was raised in Snyder,Oklahoma,where he graduated from high school.
Greg Treat is an American Republican politician from Oklahoma and the current President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He represented the 47th district from 2011 to 2024.
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 Senate general election were held on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican,Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote,took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
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.
Oklahoma State Question 820 was a voter initiative to legalize adult purchasing,possession and consumption of cannabis in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It would have placed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in charge of business regulation. It appeared on the March 7,2023 in a special election to consider this single State Question. Governor Kevin Stitt,who opposed the measure,set the special election in a successful attempt to limit voter turnout.
Tom Woods is an American dairy farmer who has been the Oklahoma Senate member from the 4th district since November 16,2022.
