The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Under the Oklahoma Constitution,the governor serves as the head of the Oklahoma executive branch,of the government of Oklahoma. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when not called into federal use. Despite being an executive branch official,the governor also holds legislative and judicial powers. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the Oklahoma Legislature,submitting the annual state budget,ensuring that state laws are enforced,and that the peace is preserved. The governor's term is four years in length.
Charles Bradford Henry is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat,he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1992 to 2003.
Francis Anthony Keating II is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson left office in 1923.
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate are the two houses that make up the bicameral state legislature. There are 101 state representatives,each serving a two-year term,and 48 state senators,who serve four-year terms that are staggered so only half of the Oklahoma Senate districts are eligible in each election cycle. Legislators are elected directly by the people from single member districts of equal population. The Oklahoma Legislature meets annually in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City.
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.
Jari Askins is an American judge,lawyer,and Democratic politician from the state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma,being the second woman and the first female Democrat to hold that position.
Kenneth Corn is a former member of the Oklahoma Senate,representing an electoral district that includes Sequoyah and LeFlore counties. He served as caucus chair for the Democratic caucus in the Oklahoma Senate. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and served as the Democratic caucus secretary. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma losing to Republican Todd Lamb on November 2,2010. He served as City Manager of Anadarko,Oklahoma,from 2015 to 2022 when he accepted an appointment to serve as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development in Oklahoma by President Joe Biden.
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 Budget of the State of Oklahoma is the governor's proposal to the Oklahoma Legislature which recommends funding levels to operate the state government for the next fiscal year,beginning July 1. Legislative decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the state budget process.
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 Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013,is a spending request by Governor Mary Fallin to fund government operations for July 1,2012–June 30,2013. Governor Fallin proposed the budget on February 6,2012. This was Governor Fallin's second budget submitted as governor.
The 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Governor Mary Fallin was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote over state representative Joe Dorman. Primaries were held on June 24,2014. Fallin won the Republican nomination with more than 75% of the vote,and Dorman won the Democratic nomination uncontested.
The Fifty-fourth Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma from January 8,2013 to January 5,2015. The first session met from February 4,2013,to May 24,2013,in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City,during the third year of the first administration of Governor Mary Fallin. After the 2012 elections,the Republican Party held more than two-thirds of the seats in the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The Forty-seventh 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 from January 5,1999,to January 2,2001,during the first two years of the second term of Governor Frank Keating.
Anastasia A. Pittman is an American and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma politician from the state of Oklahoma. She has served on the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council since 2021 representing the Dosar Barkus Band.
A general election was held 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 state's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014,and primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014.
Herbert J. Rozell is an American former politician in the state of Oklahoma. He was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate,where he served from 1977 to 2005,representing District 3. After leaving the senate,because of a term limitation law passed in 1990,he was appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Education by Governor Brad Henry,serving until 2011,when he resigned,giving multiple reasons.
The Fifty-fifth Oklahoma Legislature was the 2015 meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,which began with an organizational day on January 6,2015. The first session met in February 2015 in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City during the first year of the second administration of Governor Mary Fallin. After the 2014 elections,the Republican Party held more than two-thirds of the seats in the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The Fifty-sixth Oklahoma Legislature was the most recent 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 3,2017,to January 3,2019,during the final two years of the second administration of Governor Mary Fallin. The November 2016 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
