Tom Ivester (born 1969) is an American politician who served in the

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and his JD from the

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. He is married to his wife DeAun and they have 3 children.

Professional experience

Tom Ivester is an attorney, and colonel for the United States Army Reserves, as well as Third Special Forces Group in the

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. In 2018 he graduated the Carlisle army war college located in Carlisle Pennsylvania.

Organizations

Ivestor is a member of the American Legion and Kiwanis Club. According to the ''

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'', Ivester is connected to the Oklahoma Growth Alliance PAC, a

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which supported Democratic Party's candidates in Oklahoma in 2020, 2022, and spent $100,000 opposing David Rader's reelection campaign in 2024.

External links

Senator Tom Ivester - District 26
''official State Senate website''
Project Vote Smart - Tom Ivester (OK)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Tom Ivester
20082006
campaign contributions

References

1952 births Living people Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators 21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature People from Sayre, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-politician-stub