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Avery Carl Frix is a
Choctaw The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...
American politician and businessman who is the member-elect for the
Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.Oklahoma House of Representatives 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 b ...
from the 13th district between November 2017, and November 2022. In March 2022, he announced his retirement at the end of the term from the Oklahoma House of Representatives to run for the open congressional seat in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.


Early life and education

Frix is a native of
Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee () is the thirteenth-largest city in Oklahoma and the county seat of Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of the 2020 census, a 6.0 percent decrease ...
. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the
University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...
in 2016.


Career


Oklahoma House of Representatives

Frix was elected to the
Oklahoma House of Representatives 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 b ...
in November 2016. Since 2019, he has served as chair of the House Transportation Committee. In 2021, Frix authored a failed bill to name a state highway after former President
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
. He was re-elected by default in 2020.


2022 Campaign for Oklahoma's 2nd

In March 2022, Frix declared his candidacy for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election. He was one of three Choctaw tribal members in the race, alongside
Dustin Roberts Dustin Roberts is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 21st district from 2010 to 2022. He was re-elected by default in 2020. He retired from the Oklahoma House due to term limits. He is ...
, another Oklahoma House of Representatives member, and
Josh Brecheen Joshua Chad Brecheen (, , born June 19, 1979) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2023. He represented the 6th district in the Oklaho ...
, a former Oklahoma state senator. In the Republican primary, he placed first with 14.7% of the vote out of a field of 14 candidates, and faced
Josh Brecheen Joshua Chad Brecheen (, , born June 19, 1979) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2023. He represented the 6th district in the Oklaho ...
in the August 23 runoff. He lost the runoff election to Brecheen.


Oklahoma Senate

Frix was elected by default to the
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when he was the only candidate to file for the office.


Electoral history

He ran for reelection unopposed in 2020. He was elected without opposition to the
Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.


References

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