Clark Jolley is an American Republican politician. He is a former Oklahoma State Senator, Oklahoma Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology, and the former chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Jolley graduated from

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in 1988 and earned

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and

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degrees from

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in 1992. He received his

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from the

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in 1995. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma Jolley established a private law practice and went on to serve an administrative law judge for the Oklahoma Department of Labor. He was also a barrister member of the Robert J. Turner American Inn of Court.

Political career

Jolley was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2004. District 41 then included large portions of Edmond, north

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and southern Logan County. He was re-elected in 2008 and again in 2012. After the redistricting in 2011 (which Jolley co-chaired), District 41 included areas of Edmond, north

and Arcadia in Oklahoma County. Jolley was elected by his colleagues to serve as Republican Whip in 2007–2008 and then elected to the office of Assistant Majority Leader in 2009. He was re-elected to the Assistant Majority Leader position until he resigned in 2012, after he was appointed the Chairman of Appropriations. Jolley served the last five sessions as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. In one of his last legislative acts, Jolley authored State Question 792, which was approved by the voters in November 2016 to modernize alcohol laws and place full-strength beer and wine in grocery stores. In March 2017, he was nominated by Governor

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and confirmed by the Oklahoma State Senate as an Oklahoma Tax Commissioner to fill a partial term created when former Commissioner Dawn Cash resigned to accept the position of First Assistant Attorney General under Oklahoma Attorney General Michael J. Hunter. Governor

Kevin Stitt John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he began his first term as governor in January 2019 and was reelected to a second t ...

named Jolley as the chairman of the Tax Commission on April 15, 2021. On October 1, 2021, Jolley tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission effective November 1, 2021. On November 20, 2021, Stitt named Oklahoma City accountant Mark Wood to succeed Jolley. On February 28, 2018, Jolley was appointed to serve as the Oklahoma Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology by Governor Mary Fallin. He announced his candidacy for Oklahoma State Treasurer on November 9, 2021.

Personal life

Jolley and his wife have four children and reside in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jolley serves as an adjunct professor at both

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and Mid-America Christian University.

Election results

References

External links

NewsOK Article published March 29, 2017

Clark Jolley's Campaign Website

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