| Susan Paddack | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 13th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Paddack |
| Residence | Ada, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | Brownfield High School, Brownfield, TexasUniversity of Colorado, East Central University |
| Profession | educator |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Susan Paddack is the Oklahoma Senator representing District 13, which includes Pontotoc and Hughes counties and parts of Garvin and Coal counties, since 2004. She currently serves as Minority Whip and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee.
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Susan Paddack was born in Baytown, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Colorado and a master's of education degree from East Central University. Paddack and her husband moved to Ada, Oklahoma in the early 1980s.[1]
Paddack was Director of Local Education Foundation Outreach for the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence for over nine years.[2] She was also a science teacher in secondary schools as well as adjunct faculty member in the Education Department at East Central University.[3]
In 2004 Paddack was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate where she currently serves. Paddack was named "50 Women Making a Difference" in Oklahoma by the Journal Record in 2004 [4] and 2008.[5]
Paddack ran for Oklahoma State Superintendent in the 2010 election, but was defeated by Republican Janet Barresi.