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unusual facts about Oklahoma State Senate



Earl Garrison

Earl Garrison is an Oklahoma Senator from District 9, which includes Muskogee and Wagoner counties, having served in that position since 2005.

Oklahoma State University men's basketball team plane crash

This crash should not be confused with a second plane crash that happened on November 17, 2011, that killed head coach Kurt Budke and Assistant Coach Miranda Serna, of the OSU Women's Basketball team, as well as State Senator Olin Branstetter.

Radcliffe Killam

Killam was born in Grove in Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma to Oliver Winfield Killam (1874–1959) and the former Harriet "Hattie" Smith (1876–1949), Killam's father was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1911 to 1914 and the Oklahoma State Senate from 1915 to 1918.

Richard Lerblance

Richard Charles Lerblance was an Oklahoma Senator from District 7, which includes Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg and Sequoyah counties, since winning a special election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Gene Stipe in June 2003 serving until 2012.

Ryan Kiesel

A Carl Albert Public Intern, Kiesel worked as a policy analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate and as a leadership staff member to Senator Kelly Haney.


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Gun laws in Oklahoma

On May 15, 2012, Oklahoma State Senate Bill 1733 was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin, which authorized open and concealed carry of handguns by permit holders.