Joe Newhouse (born September 22, 1977) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 25th district since 2016.
Joe Newhouse | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office November 17, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Mazzei |
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| Born | September 22, 1977 Miles City, Montana |
| Political party | Republican |
Early life and career
editNewhouse was born in Miles City, Montana[citation needed] and graduated from Broken Arrow High School, Oklahoma.[1] He completed his senior year as an exchange student in Germany*1 at the CJD Christophorusschule Gymnasium Versmold.[citation needed] He graduated from Georgetown University with a major in International Economics and earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University (Los Angeles, CA).[1] As a Navy pilot he flew combat in the Iraq War in the EA-6B Prowler from the USS Nimitz carrier and was awarded the Air Medal.[2] He taught air to air combat in the T-45C at Navy Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and was named Instructor Pilot of the Year.[2] He promoted to the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserves in 2016.[citation needed] He is a certified PMP®*5 and owns a real estate investment firm.[citation needed]
Political career
editNewhouse was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2016 and re-elected in 2020 and represents District 25, which includes South Tulsa County.[2] His Conservative Index score tied for 5th highest among all 48 Senators in the 2017 and 2019 legislative sessions according to The Oklahoma Constitution.[citation needed] His legislation has focused on tax reform, military and veterans issues, self protection rights, and mental health initiatives.[citation needed] He has conducted political update interviews in Spanish with Telemundo Oklahoma, and he also speaks German.[citation needed] During the 2nd year of his term, he was temporarily recalled to active duty in support of counter-terrorism operations in North Africa.[citation needed]
He was re-elected by default in 2020.[3] Newhouse announced he would retire and not seek re-election in 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Republicans Lisa Kramer, Joe Newhouse face off in Senate District 25 runoff". Tulsaworld.com. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Senator Joe Newhouse - District 25". Oksenate.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-22. [non-primary source needed]
- ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
- ^ Faught, Jamison (August 11, 2023). "State Sen. Newhouse announces he will not seek reelection". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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