David Bullard | |
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Majority Caucus Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Senate | |
Assumed office December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Greg McCortney |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 6th district | |
Assumed office November 14,2018 | |
Preceded by | Josh Brecheen |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amber |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bachelor of Social Science Education Masters of Educational Administration |
Alma mater | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Lamar University |
David Bullard (born August 6,1978) is an American politician who was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2018.
Bullard graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Lamar University. [1] Prior to campaigning for public office in 2018,he taught history and government at Denison High School. [2]
Bullard defeated Erick Wyatt in the June 2018 Republican Party primary for Oklahoma Senate District 6, [3] [4] then defeated Democratic Party candidate Arnold Bourne in the general election. [5] [6] Bullard took office on 14 November 2018. [7]
In 2023,Bullard made news for submitting the proposed Millstone Act of 2023 to the state legislature,which would declare a state of emergency and criminalize gender affirming healthcare for any trans person under the age of 26 years old,with a 40 year statute of limitations. [8] [9] [10] Also in 2023,he authored Senate Bill 870,which would restrict the DEI (Diversity,Equity,and Inclusion) Offices in colleges and universities. [11] [12] It came along other anti-DEI legislation from Danny Williams and Shane Jett at the Oklahoma capitol after Superintendent and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters "called for a 10-year review of all expenditures related to DEI over the last decade at Oklahoma higher education institutions" in early 2023. [13]
In 2024,he introduced SJR 30,a constitutional amendment,which would "bring a state question to Oklahomans that would ban all abortions and determine that the legal classification of a person begins when sperm meets egg." [14] [15] He also seeks "to narrow the existing medical exception by outlawing abortions to save the life of the mother based on psychological conditions." [16]