Francis Anthony Keating II is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
Thomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district,serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Before serving in the House of Representatives,he was the 26th Secretary of State of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999.
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 Oklahoma Democratic Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Democratic Party. Along with the Oklahoma Republican Party,it is one of the two major parties in the state.
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.
The Oklahoma Republican Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Republican Party. Along with the Oklahoma Democratic Party,it is one of the two major parties in the state.
Elizabeth Johnston Patterson was an American politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993.
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.
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.
Susan Winchester was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 47 in 1998 where she served until 2008. She was elected Whip for the Republican Caucus after her first term,and in 2005 became the first woman to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore,the second highest position in the House.
Odilia Mary Russo Dank was an American educator and politician from Oklahoma City who served as a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,from District 85. Dank was elected in 1994 and served until she was term limited in 2006.
Michael J. Hunter is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. Hunter served as the Secretary of State of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2002,having been appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. On November 1,2016,he was appointed to the same post by Governor Mary Fallin. He also served as Special Counsel to the Governor. On February 20,2017,Hunter was appointed Attorney General of Oklahoma to replace Scott Pruitt who resigned to become the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. On November 8,2018,Hunter won election as Attorney General.
The 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma.
Kenneth A. Miller is an American educator and Republican politician from Oklahoma. Miller was the 18th Oklahoma State Treasurer,having won that position in the 2010 state election and served the maximum 2 four year terms allowed under state term limits.
The Thirty-eighth 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 6 to July 20,1981,from August 31 to September 4,1981,and from January 5 to July 12,1982,during the term of Governor George Nigh. After the legislative council was eliminated in 1980,the Oklahoma House of Representatives added research and fiscal divisions.
Sylvia Jung Luke is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for 24 years,from 1998 until her election as lieutenant governor in 2022. She is the first Korean American politician ever elected to a statewide office in the United States.
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.
Betty Carman Boyd was a longtime Tulsa television personality and a member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. Considered a pioneer for women in both fields,Boyd began her career in television in 1955 and was elected as a state legislator in 1990,serving until 2000.
Elna 'Jan' Collins was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Collins served as a legislator in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986,representing District 93. During her one term in office,Collins focused strongly on legislation concerning education. After her term in the House,Collins was elected as a county commissioner for Cleveland County,OK,serving from 1991 to 1995.
Melanie Ann Stansbury is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district includes most of Albuquerque and most of its suburbs. A Democrat,Stansbury was formerly a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 28th district.
