Tad Jones (politician)

Tad Jones

Oklahoma State Representative
In office 1998 – Present
Preceded by	Dwayne Steidly
Constituency	9th House District
Personal details
Born	(1972-10-23) 23 October 1972 Tucson, Arizona
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Samantha (Hamilton) Jones
Children	Logan Benjamin Jones Blake Alexander Jones Connor Daniel Jones
Residence	Claremore, Oklahoma
Alma mater	University of Tulsa
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Church of Christ

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Tad Jones (born October 23, 1972) is a United States Republican politician from Oklahoma. Jones served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Majority Floor Leader.^[1]^[2]

Jones was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, his final term ended in November 2010.^[2]

He currently resides in Claremore with his wife Samantha and their three children, Logan, Blake and Connor.^[3]

Early life and career

Jones was born in Tucson, Arizona on October 23, 1972. His parents are Ted and Corky (Burkert) Jones. Tad graduated from Oologah High School in 1991 and then went to the University of Mississippi as a walk-on QB. Tad Jones transferred to the University of Tulsa in 1993 where he was a walk-on QB for the Golden Hurricane and he eventually gained a football scholarship. He graduated from Tulsa University in 1996 and he earned a degree in marketing.^[3] Jones is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Rotary International.

Political career

Jones entered the Legislature in 1998 as a Republican in the then Democrat-controlled Oklahoma House of Representatives. For several years, rarely did more than one of his bills become law. By 2005, however, Jones was seeing more success with three bills from the 2005 legislative session signed into law, including the "Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act".^[4]

Prior to becoming House Majority Leader, Jones served as the chair of the House education committee. Education bills he has authored and that were signed into law include a bill that created Oklahoma's Academic Achievement Award (AAA) and a measure that authorized the Board of Education to license teachers from the Teach for American program.^[4]

References

↑ 2009 State Legislative Leadership, National Conference of State Legislatures. 10-14-09
1 2 House Majority Leadership, Oklahoma House of Representatives. 10-14-09
1 2 Tad Jones Complete Bio, VoteSmart.org. 10-14-09
1 2 Bill Tracking, Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed February 3, 2010)

Current elected statewide political officials of Oklahoma

U.S. Senators	Jim Inhofe James Lankford

State government	Mary Fallin, Governor Todd Lamb, Lieutenant Governor Glenn Coffee, Secretary of State Gary Jones, State Auditor and Inspector Scott Pruitt, Attorney General Ken A. Miller, State Treasurer Joy Hofmeister, State School Superintendent Mark Costello, Labor Commissioner John D. Doak, Insurance Commissioner Bob Anthony, Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy, Corporation Commissioner

Senate	Brian Bingman, President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz, Majority Floor Leader Randy Bass, Democratic Leader

House	Jeff W. Hickman, Speaker Lee Denney, Speaker Pro Tempore Scott Inman, Democratic Leader

Supreme Court	Tom Colbert, Chief Justice John F. Reif, Vice Chief Justice Yvonne Kauger Joseph M. Watt James R. Winchester James E. Edmondson Steven W. Taylor Doug Combs Noma Gurich

54th Oklahoma legislative session (2013–2015)

Oklahoma House of Representatives	Oklahoma Senate

Speaker – T.W. Shannon Speaker pro Tempore - Mike Jackson Majority Floor Leader – Dale DeWitt Minority Floor Leader – Scott Inman Republicans (Majority): 72 Democrats (Minority): 29	President of the Senate – Lt. Governor Todd Lamb President Pro Tempore – Brian Bingman Majority Floor Leader - Mike Schulz Minority Floor Leader - Andrew Rice Republicans (Majority): 36 Democrats (Minority): 12

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