Earl Garrison was an Oklahoma Senator from District 9 between 2004 and 2016, which included Muskogee and Wagoner counties. He succeeded long-time State Senator

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of Muskogee after Senator Robinson was prevented from seeking reelection due to

term limits A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential ...

Career

Garrison served in the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2016. He was Minority Whip from 2011-2014. He also served as Assistant Minority Leader. He also worked as an educator and rancher. He served in the United States Air Force.

Family

Jessica Jean Garrison

In November 2021, Earl Garrison's daughter Jessica Jean Garrison announced a campaign for Oklahoma's United States Senate seat held by

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. However, she later filed for the open United States Senate seat created by the retirement of

Jim Inhofe James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...

References

External links

Senator Earl Garrison - District 9
''official State Senate website''
Project Vote Smart - Earl Garrison (OK)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Earl Garrison
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