Steve Bashore is an American politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 7th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021.

Steve Bashore
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byBen Loring
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationOklahoma State University–Stillwater (BA)
University of Central Oklahoma (MEd)
University of Miami (MS)
Columbia Southern University (MBA)

Education

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Bashore earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, a Master of Education in community college and higher education administration from the University of Central Oklahoma, a Master of Science in education and sports administration from the University of Miami, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Southern University.[1]

Career

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Bashore served as the administrator of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission from 1999 to 2004. He then joined Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in 2004, working as general manager before being promoted to director in 2020. He was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.[2] He also serves as vice chair of the Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations and Budget Finance.[3][4]

Electoral history

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2022 Oklahoma House of Representatives election: District 7 general[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Bashore 8,399 78.7
Democratic Jason Spence 2,276 21.3
Total votes 10,675 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ "Steve Bashore- State House". Steve Bashore- State House. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ "OK-Winners". AP News. July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Steve Bashore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ "Representative Steve Bashore - Oklahoma House of Representatives". www.okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ "Steve Bashore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-27.