Mary Fallin
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| Preceded by | Ernest Istook |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | December 09, 1954 (age 52) Warrensburg, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Religion | Church of God (Anderson) |
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Mary Fallin (December 9, 1954) is an American Republican politician from the US State of Oklahoma.
She is currently the Congresswoman for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, replacing outgoing Congressman Ernest Istook. She is the second woman elected to the United States Congress from Oklahoma and the the first since 1921.
Fallin was the first Republican and first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. She served in that post from 1995 to 2007. She resigned her office on January 2, 2007 in order to be sworn in to Congress on January 4, 2007. Lieutenant Governor-elect Jari Askins was appointed by Oklahoma governor Brad Henry to fill the remaining days of Fallin's term.
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[edit] Biography
She was raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma where both her parents served terms as the city's mayor. She received a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in hotel management. She is an alumna of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Fallin was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1990, where she served until she was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1994.
As Lieutenant Governor, Fallin focused on small business, tourism, and motion picture issues. Part of her statutory duties included chairing commissions relating to tourism and film policy. Under former Gov. Frank Keating she held the cabinet position of State Small Business Advocate. While she did not hold the post in Gov. Brad Henry's cabinet, Fallin continued working on small business issues. She was also active in her role as President of the State Senate. She is a former Chairwoman of the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors and the former chairwoman of a national association on state aerospace policy. As Lieutenant Governor, Mary Fallin served as the President of the Senate - a position she used in 2000 to bring the issue of Right to Work to a vote of the people for the first time in 25 years, and again in 2005 to push for a vote on Workers' Compensation Reform.
[edit] Congressional campaign
She did not seek re-election in 2006 as Lieutenant Governor, but ran for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Ernest Istook. In the July 25 GOP primary, she was the top vote-getter, receiving 35% of the vote. On August 22, 2006, she faced the second place finisher of the July primary Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett [1] in the GOP candidate run-off election, and won with 63% of the vote [2].
Fallin was elected on November 7, defeating Democrat Paul David Hunter [3], she is the first woman elected to Congress from Oklahoma since 1921. Alice Mary Robertson was the first woman to be elected to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma.
[edit] House Career
Fallin is a staunch conservative, like her predecessor, Ernest Istook. She is a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee.
[edit] Committee Membership
Fallin, as of the 110th Congress, is a member of the following committees:
- United States House Committee on Small Business
- United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
[edit] Election history
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Laura Boyd | Democratic Party | 400,511 | 38.95% | ||
| Mary Fallin | Republican Party | 584,990 | 56.89% | ||
| E.Z. Million | Independent | 11,802 | 1.15% | ||
| Billy Maguire | Independent | 31,053 | 3.01% | ||
| Total | 1,028,356 | 100.0% | |||
| Source: 2002 Election Results | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Mary Fallin | Republican Party | 16,691 | 34.57% | ||
| Mick Cornett | Republican Party | 11,718 | 24.27% | ||
| Denise Bode | Republican Party | 9,139 | 18.93% | ||
| Kevin Calvey | Republican Party | 4,870 | 10.09% | ||
| Fred Morgan | Republican Party | 4,493 | 9.3% | ||
| Johnny B. Roy | Republican Party | 1,376 | 2.85% | ||
| Total | 48,267 | 100.0% | |||
| Source: 2006 primary results | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Mary Fallin | Republican Party | 26,748 | 63.06% | ||
| Mick Cornett | Republican Party | 15,669 | 36.94% | ||
| Total | 42,417 | 100.0% | |||
| Source: 2006 run-off results | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| David Hunter | Democratic Party | 67,293 | 37.30% | ||
| Mary Fallin | Republican Party | 108,936 | 60.38% | ||
| Matthew Woodson | Independent | 4,196 | 2.32% | ||
| Total | 180,425 | 100.0% | |||
| Source: 2006 Election Results | |||||
[edit] External links
- Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor website
- Mary Fallin Campaign for Congress
- Biography page on Oklahoma Lt. Governor website
- U.S. Congresswoman Mary Fallin official House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Mary Fallin campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Mary Fallin issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Mary Fallin campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Mary Fallin (OK) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Mary Fallin profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Mary Fallin voting record
| Preceded by Jack Mildren |
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 1995 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Jari Askins |
| Preceded by Ernest Istook |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district 2007 – present |
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| Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: James Inhofe (R), Tom Coburn (R)
Representative(s): John Sullivan (R), Dan Boren (D), Frank Lucas (R), Tom Cole (R), Mary Fallin (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Current Districts 1st District: McGuire • Davenport • Chandler • Howard • Chandler • Howard • Montomery • Howard • O’Connor • Disney • Schwabe • Gilmer • Schwabe • Belcher • Jones • Inhofe • Largent • Sullivan 2nd District: Fulton • Morgan • Hastings • Robertson • Hastings • Nichols • Stigler • Edmondson • McSpadden • Risenhoover • Synar • Coburn • Carson • D. Boren 3rd District: Davenport • Creager • Davenport • Carter • Cartwright • Stewart • Albert • Watkins • Brewster • Watkins • Lucas 4th District: Carter • Murray • McKeown • Pringey • McKeown • Gassaway • L. Boren • Johnson • Steed • McCurdy • Watts • Cole 5th District: Ferris • Thompson • Harreld • Swank • Stone • Swank • Lee • Hill • Smith • Monroney • Jarman • Edwards • Istook • Fallin Defunct Districts Territorial (1889-1907): Harvey • Flynn • Callahan • Flynn • McGuire 6th District (1913-2003): Murray • Ferris • Gensman • Thomas • Johnson Sr. • Morris • Wickersham • Morris • Wickersham • Johnson Jr. • Smith • Camp • English • Lucas |
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