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- ↑ "City businessman files for state House seat". The Ardmoreite . June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
Ardmore business owner Pat Ownbey filed Tuesday for the open House of Representatives seat being vacated by incumbent Republican Greg Piatt.
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