Mike Mazzei | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office November 17, 2004 –November 22, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Ford |
| Succeeded by | Joe Newhouse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Tulsa,Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | George Mason University |
| Website | Senator Mazzei's Senate Website |
Mike Mazzei is a former Republican United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma and was an assistant majority floor leader of the Oklahoma Senate.
Mazzei was elected by an overwhelming majority in a five-person Republican primary in 2004. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate and no independent or third-party candidate filed for the general election;thus,the primary win resulted in his election to the Oklahoma Senate.
Mazzei faced no opposition in his 2008 election bid.
Mazzei is a certified financial planner.
Mazzei is a graduate of George Mason University and the College for Financial Planning,and is a member of the Financial Planners Association. Mike belongs to Asbury United Methodist Church and serves on the board for The Salvation Army.
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Mazzei was appointed as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in 2006 and reappointed as the sole chairman upon the Republican majority election in 2008. He was also named to serve as a Republican assistant floor leader in the Oklahoma State Senate in 2007, and in 2008 was elected to serve as assistant majority floor leader.
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Mike Mazzei | Republican Party | 6,374 | 61.61% | ||
| Joan King Hastings | Republican Party | 1,611 | 15.57% | ||
| Doug Gorman | Republican Party | 1,433 | 13.85% | ||
| Dennis Loudermilk | Republican Party | 788 | 7.62% | ||
| Fran Moghaddam | Republican Party | 139 | 1.34% | ||
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