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Harris County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia;its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census,the population was 34,668. The county seat is Hamilton. The largest city in the county is Pine Mountain,a resort town that is home to the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park. Harris County was created on December 14,1827,and named for Charles Harris,a Georgia judge and attorney. Harris County is part of the Columbus,GA-AL metropolitan area and has become a popular suburban and exurban destination of residence for families relocating from Columbus. Because of this,Harris has become the sixth-wealthiest county in Georgia in terms of per capita income and the wealthiest in the state outside of Metro Atlanta.
Donald Lee Nickles is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senate as the longest-serving senator from Oklahoma up until that point,he founded the Nickles Group,a lobbying firm.
Thomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district,serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Before serving in the House of Representatives,he was the 26th Secretary of State of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions,provide legislative oversight for state agencies,and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.
The politics of Oklahoma exists in a framework of a presidential republic modeled after the United States. The governor of Oklahoma is both head of state and head of government,and of a pluriform two-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governor and the government. Legislative power is vested in the governor and the bicameral Oklahoma Legislature. Judicial power is vested in the judiciary of Oklahoma. The political system is laid out in the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution.
The Oklahoma Republican Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Republican Party. Along with the Oklahoma Democratic Party,it is one of the two major parties in the state.
Todd Hiett is an American rancher and politician who has served on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission since 2015.
The Fifty-first Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 2,2007 to January 3,2009,during the first two years of the second term of Governor Brad Henry. A tie in the number of seats held by Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate resulted in bipartisan leadership. Republicans held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The Fifty-second Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City from January 3,2009,to January 4,2011,during the second two years of the second administration of Governor Brad Henry. It was the first session in state history where the Republican Party has controlled both houses of the legislature.
The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 4,2008. Votes for the Presidential Primary were cast on February 5. The primary election for statewide offices was held on July 29,and the runoff primary election was held August 26.
Thomas E. Daxon was an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma. Daxon had held numerous positions with the Oklahoma state government,including being elected Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector in 1978 and serving as the Oklahoma Secretary of Finance and Revenue under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. He was the Republican nominee for governor in the 1982 election,ultimately losing to Democratic incumbent George Nigh.
The Fifty-third Oklahoma Legislature was the meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 4,2011,to January 8,2013,during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Mary Fallin.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan. For the third election in a row since 2004,no third parties were allowed on the ballot.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 4,2014. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election,as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives and both of the state's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014,and primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014.
Frank Dean Lucas is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district since 2003,having previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party,Lucas has chaired the House Committee on Science,Space and Technology since 2023. His district,numbered as the 6th from 1994 to 2003,is Oklahoma's largest congressional district and one of the largest in the nation that does not cover an entire state. It covers 34,088.49 square miles and stretches from the Panhandle to the fringes of the Tulsa suburbs,covering almost half of the state's land mass. Lucas is the dean of Oklahoma's congressional delegation.
Kim David is an American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission since 2023. She previously served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 18th district from 2010 to 2022 and as the Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader from January 2019 to October 2021. In 2022 she was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature.
Stephanie Irene Bice is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. She is the first American of Balochi descent to be elected to Congress. A member of the Republican Party,Bice previously represented the 22nd district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2020.
A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday,November 8,2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,where necessary,were held on Tuesday,August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13,2022 to April 15,2022.
The 2006 Oklahoma Senate election was held on November 7,2006. Senators in 24 out of 48 districts were up for election. Going into the election,Democrats had a narrow 2 seat majority with 26 seats,compared to Republicans 22 seats. Their majority was reduced to 25-23 after the death of Senator Robert M. Kerr. and Republican Mike Schulz's victory in the subsequent special election. However,in August 2006 Senator Nancy Riley changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democratic,restoring the Democratic Senate majority to 26-22.
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