Greg McCortney | |
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Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate | |
Assumed office October 27, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kim David |
Majority Caucus Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office January 5,2021 –October 27,2021 | |
Preceded by | David Rader |
Succeeded by | David Bullard |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 13th district | |
Assumed office November 17,2016 | |
Preceded by | Susan Paddack |
Personal details | |
Born | Ada,Oklahoma,U.S. | May 30,1974
Political party | Republican |
Education | Oklahoma City University (BA) Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
Greg McCortney (born May 30,1974) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 13th district since 2016. [1] [2]
In October 2021,McCortney was promoted to Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate because former Majority Leader Kim David was term limited from the Senate in 2022 and retiring from the position. [3]
Record
McCortney has spoken in favor of compacts with tribal nations in Oklahoma. [5]
McCortney accepted money from the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission,a pro-cockfighting political action committee. [6]
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