Lonnie Paxton | |
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| President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Treat |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office November 17,2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Justice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8,1968 Chickasha,Oklahoma,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) |
Lonnie Paxton (born August 8,1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 23rd district since 2016. [1] [2]
Paxton was re-elected by default in 2020. [3] In 2023,he authored Senate Bill 1006 which died in the Senate. It would have lessened the penalties for cockfighting in the state,similar to House Bill 2530,authored by Justin Humphrey and also Paxton. [4] Those bills died in the same timeframe. [5] A third bill in 2023,that Mike Osburn co-authored Dave Rader [6] was House Bill 1792. It would have lessened the penalties of dogfighting and cockfighting in the state of Oklahoma as well,which also sparked pushback from animal rights advocates. [7] In 2024,he was reelected without opposition. [8]
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