Don Armes

Don Armes


Oklahoma State Representative
In office 2002 – Present
Preceded by	Lloyd Benson
Constituency	63rd House District
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-31) 31 July 1961 Midwest City, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dede Armes
Children	Katy, Kelsey
Residence	Faxon, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Cameron University
Profession	farmer, auctioneer
Religion	Methodist

Don Armes (born July 31, 1961) is a United States Republican politician from U.S. state of Oklahoma. Armes currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing state House District 63. He was first elected to the seat in 2002.

Early life and career

Armes was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Donald C. Armes and Elaine O. (Oliver) Bennett. He attended Cameron University, where he studied agricultural education and animal science. Armes worked as a broadcaster for KSWO-TV from 1999 to 2002, as an agriculture educator in Lawton and continues to work as a farmer and auctioneer today.^[1]

Political career

Armes has represented his district as a conservative lawmaker with a focus on issues that affect rural Oklahomans, and received a rating of 100% from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.^[2] He has consistently supported legislation which would restrict abortion access.^[3] Armes has consistently voted against embryonic stem cell research, for tax relief and government modernization.

Personal life

Armes currently lives in Faxon, Oklahoma with his wife, Dede. They have two children, Katy and Kelsey Armes.^[4]

Organizations

National Rifle Association
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Tillman County Ducks Unlimited

District

House District 63 encompasses Tillman County and the western half of Comanche County. Most of the district is rural.

References

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Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

54th Legislature (2013-2015) Speaker of the House: T.W. Shannon (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Mike Jackson (R) Majority Leader: Pam Peterson (R) Minority Leader: Scott Inman (D)

Curtis McDaniel (D) John R. Bennett (R) James Lockhart (D) Mike Brown (D) Doug Cox (R) Chuck Hoskin (D) Larry Glenn (D) Ben Sherrer (D) Marty Quinn (R) Steve Martin (R) Earl Sears (R) Wade Rousselot (D) Jerry McPeak (D) Arthur Hulbert (R) Ed Cannaday (D) Jerry Shoemaker (D) Brian Renegar (D) Donnie Conditt (D) R. C. Pruett (D) Bobby Cleveland (R) Dustin Roberts (R) Charles McCall (R) Terry O'Donnell (R) Steve Kouplen (D) Todd Thomsen (R) Justin Wood (R) Josh Cockroft (R) Tom Newell (R) Skye McNiel (R) Mark McCullough (R) Jason Murphey (R) Jason Smalley (R) Lee Denney (R) Cory Williams (D) Dennis Casey (R) Sean Roberts (R) Steve Vaughn (R) Dale DeWitt (R) Marian Cooksey (R) Mike Jackson (R) John Enns (R) Lisa Johnson Billy (R) Colby Schwartz (R) Emily Virgin (D) Aaron Stiles (R) Scott Martin (R) Leslie Osborn (R) Pat Ownbey (R) Tommy Hardin (R) Dennis Johnson (R) Scott Biggs (R) Charles Ortega (R) Mark McBride (R) Paul Wesselhoft (R) Todd Russ (R) David Perryman (D) Harold Wright (R) Jeff W. Hickman (R) Mike Sanders (R) Dan Fisher (R) Gus Blackwell (R) T.W. Shannon (R) Don Armes (R) Ann Coody (R) Joe Dorman (D) Jadine Nollan (R) Pam Peterson (R) Glen Mulready (R) Fred Jordan (R) Ken Walker (R) Katie Henke (R) Seneca Scott (D) Kevin Matthews (D) David Derby (R) Dan Kirby (R) David Brumbaugh (R) Eric Proctor (D) Jeannie McDaniel (D) Weldon Watson (R) Mike Ritze (R) Randy Grau (R) Mike Turner (R) Randy McDaniel (R) Sally Kern (R) David Dank (R) William Fourkiller (D) Jason Nelson (R) Kay Floyd (D) Rebecca Hamilton (D) Jon Echols (R) Mike Reynolds (R) Richard Morrissette (D) Mike Christian (R) Scott Inman (D) Charlie Joyner (R) Lewis Moore (R) Mike Shelton (D) John Trebilcock (R) Anastasia Pittman (D) Elise Hall (R) Gary Banz (R)

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