| Randy Brogdon | |
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| Randy Brogdon | |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 34th district |
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| In office 2002–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Richard Brinkley |
| Constituency | 34th Senate District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Donna |
| Children | Chris and Bryan |
| Residence | Owasso, Oklahoma |
| Website | Senator Brogdon's Official Website |
Randy Brogdon is an American businessman and Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He ran for governor on a platform of tax cuts and reducing the role of government. Brogdon, a former state senator from Owasso, was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2002. He was a Republican candidate for the 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Brogdon graduated from Tulsa High School and studied air conditioning from Oklahoma State University in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
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Senator Randy Brogdon was elected to his first term in the Oklahoma Senate in 2002.[1] His district includes large portions of the Tulsa suburban area, including Owasso, Collinsville, Catoosa, Sperry and the fast growing areas of northeast Tulsa County and Rogers County.
He started his political career by serving on the Owasso City Council and was later elected as Mayor. In a three-way primary he defeated the incumbent mayor and a third candidate by an absolute majority, thus avoiding a runoff.
In 2003 the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC) named him "Legislative Newcomer of the Year." In his first year, he had a "perfect voting" record in not missing a single vote for the entire session. In all of his six years of service, OCPAC selected him as "Senate Legislator of the Year." for having the highest conservative voting record in the Senate. In 2005 Senator Brogdon was the first senator in 20 years to receive a 100% on the Conservative Vote Index. For the 2005-2006 legislative session, he was elected to a leadership position by his caucus to serve as Senate Republican Whip and in 2007-2008 he served as the Assistant Republican Floor Leader. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Phyllis Schlafly Oklahoma Eagle Award for his consistent support of Constitutional Conservative legislation. In 2008, he was appointed as chairman of Appropriation of Transportation and General Government sub-committee.
On April 18, 2009, Senator Brogdon announced his candidacy for Oklahoma Governor in the 2010 election. He was defeated in his bid for the Republican nomination by Congresswoman Mary Fallin. Fallin won 136,460 votes, defeating Brogdon, who won 98,159 votes.
In 2011 Brogdon joined the Oklahoma Department of Insurance after being appointed by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak as Deputy Commissioner of Fraud and Investigations Unit. This appointment caused some initial controversy after his appointment was challenged as unconstitutional; however, the Oklahoma Attorney General in years past has issued opinions that defend appointments similar to Brogdon's.
In April 2010, Brogdon told the Associated Press that supporters of a state militia have talked to him, and that the citizen unit would be authorized under the Second Amendment to the Constitution. “The Second Amendment deals directly with the right of an individual to keep and bear arms to protect themselves from an overreaching federal government,” said Brodgon.[2] Following criticism from the public and legislators nationwide, the Senator stated that he had not used the word "militia" when speaking about protection from an overreaching federal government, and that his remarks were taken out of context.[3] Brogdon contends that he was referring to the reasons for the Second Amendment proposed by the founding fathers, not the modern need for a Militia. Oklahoma State GOP Chairman Gary Jones and other Republican legislators said that a militia has no place within the GOP. [4]
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Randy Brogdon | Republican Party | 11,185 | 51.48% | ||
| Mary Jane Tinkler | Democratic Party | 10,541 | 48.52% | ||
| Source: [1] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Brogdon | Republican Party | 11,846 | 60.64% | ||
| James S. Ward | Democratic Party | 7,688 | 39.36% | ||
| Source: [2] | |||||