David Dank

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David Dank
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent
In office
2006 - Present
Term ends
November 21, 2012
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$38,400/year
Per diem	$132/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2006
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	12 years total in state legislative chambers
Education
High school	Bishop McGuinness High School
Personal
Birthday	July 14, 1938
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Profession	President, Dank Consulting
Websites
Office website

David Dank (b. July 14, 1938) is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He has represented District 85 since 2006.

Dank is a consultant and former publisher and commentator. He and his wife, Odelia, have one child, Trina.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dank has been appointed to the following committees:

• Appropriations & Budget Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Insurance Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Long-Term Care & Senior Services Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Rules Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Subcommittee on Revenue and Taxation, Chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dank served on the following committees:

• Common Education Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Higher Education & Career Tech Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives

Elections

2010

Dank won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He defeated Aaron Kaspereit in the Republican primary by a margin of 3,267-863. He defeated Edward A. Shadid (I) and Gail Vines (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85
Candidates		Votes
David Dank (R)		7,450
Gail Vines (D)		3,990
Edward A. Shadid (I)		1,346

2008

On November 4, 2008, Dank won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.^[2] $206,072 was raised for this campaign.^[3]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85
Candidates		Votes
DAVID DANK (D)		9,479
BART JAY ROBEY (R)		7,715

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, a year in which Dank was up for re-election, he collected $206,927 in donations.^[4]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

2008

In 2008, Dank collected $206,072 in donations.^[5]

These were the largest contributors in 2008.

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006

References

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