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Lee Cruce was an American lawyer,banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma,Cruce successfully campaigned to succeed Haskell to serve as the second governor of Oklahoma. As governor,Cruce was responsible for the establishment of the Oklahoma Department of Highways and the Oklahoma State Capitol. He worked hard to enforce prohibitions on alcohol and gambling,going so far as to use the state militia to stop horse racing. He was succeeded by Robert L. Williams.
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James Allen Williamson is an American attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Williamson served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1980 to 1986 and in the Oklahoma Senate from 1996 to 2008. From 1998 to 2002 he served as Assistant Republican Floor Leader,and then as Floor Leader from 2003 to 2004.
Virgil Glenn Coffee is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Coffee was the 30th Oklahoma Secretary of State,having been appointed by Governor Mary Fallin. He served from January 10,2011,until he resigned effective February 1,2013. He was the first Republican President Pro Tempore,having previously served as a Co-President Pro Tempore during the previous legislature.
Andrew Monroe Rice is an American civic leader and politician from Oklahoma. He represented Senate District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2008,losing to incumbent U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe.
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Eddie L. Cheatham is an American Democratic politician from South Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2007 until losing a reelection bid in November 2020.
Johnnie Lloyd Turner was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 29th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
