Mark Tedford
Mark Tedford | |
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![]() Tedford in 2022 or 2023 | |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 69th district | |
Assumed office November 16, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sheila Dills |
Personal details | |
Born | June 26, 1969 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 4 |
Education | BSBA, Finance, Missouri Southern MBA, University of Tulsa, MA, Apologetics, BIOLA |
Mark Tedford is an American politician and insurance agent who is the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 69th district. He represents Jenks and South Tulsa. He ran unopposed for the seat in 2022 to succeed retiring Representative Sheila Dills.
Oklahoma House of Representatives
[edit]2022 election
[edit]Tedford was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives after running unopposed to succeed retiring Representative Sheila Dills in the 2022 Oklahoma House of Representatives election.[1] He was sworn in on November 16, 2022.[2]
Tenure
[edit]Prior to his first legislative session, Tedford advocated for an increase in teacher pay by arguing current wages were not competitive in the Oklahoma jobs market.[3] He was endorsed for re-election by Kevin Hern in September 2023.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (24 April 2022). "'New' legislator wins state House seat just by filing". Tulsa World. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Shular, Daniel (16 November 2022). "Photos: Lawmakers sworn in at Capitol on Oklahoma Statehood Day". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Eger, Andrea (11 December 2022). "Several Tulsa-area Republicans say they would support pay raises for Oklahoma teachers in 2023". Tulsa World. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (September 23, 2023). "Political notebook: Stitt says Republican presidential nomination 'wide open'". Tulsa World. Retrieved 24 September 2023.