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George Faught
| George Faught | ||
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| Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14 | ||
| Retired | ||
| In office | ||
| 2006 - 2012 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 14, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Brownfield, Texas | |
| Profession | Owner/Operator, Clean Pro | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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George Faught (b. July 14, 1962) is a former Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He represented the 14th District from 2006-2012. He served as an Assistant Majority Floor Leader.
Faught ran against and was defeated by Markwayne Mullin in a runoff election after no candidate received enough of the votes to win the nomination in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012.[1][2]
Faught graduated from Bryan Institute in 1982. After receiving his Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration certification, he became owner and operator of a cleaning business. He and his wife, Becky, have three children: Tyler, Jamison and Savannah.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Faught served on these committees:
- Administrative Rules and Government Oversight Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Chair
- Economic Development, Tourism and Financial Services Committee, Oklahoma State House
- Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation
- Transportation Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Faught served on the following committees:
- Administrative Rules and Agency Oversight Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Economic Development & Financial Services Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Government Modernization Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
Elections
2012
In mid-July 2011, Faught announced he would run in 2012 for a seat representing Oklahoma in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat was held by Democrat Dan Boren, who did not be seek a fifth term in office.[3] Faught faced Markwayne Mullin, Wayne Pettigrew, Dustin Rowe, Dwayne Thompson, and Dakota Wood in the primary on June 26, 2012. He was defeated by Markwayne Mullin in a runoff election on August 28, 2012 after no candidate received enough of the votes to win the nomination in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012.[1][4]
Primary Runoff-August 28, 2012
| U.S. House of Representatives Runoff Election, Oklahoma, Congressional District 2 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Markwayne Mullin |
56.8% | 12,059 |
| George Faught | 43.2% | 9,167 |
| Total Votes | 21,226 | |
Ads
On May 24, 2012, Faught released a 30-second campaign ad titled, "When I got to Washington."
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On June 20, 2012, Faught released a second ad titled, "The Only Candidate."
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In May, Faught released a radio ad, touting Mike Huckabee's endorsement.
Endorsements
- Gov. Mike Huckabee[6]
- Concerned Women for America
- Family Research Council
- Former OK GOP chairman Gary Jones
2010
Faught won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He ran unopposed. The general election was November 2, 2010.[7] Vote totals were not reported for unopposed candidates.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Faught won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[8] $136,105 was raised for this campaign.[9]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| GEORGE FAUGHT (R)
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7,449 | |||
| EUGENE BLANKENSHIP (D) | 5,962 | |||
Polls
2012 election
A Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates poll commissioned by the Mullin campaign shows Mullin leading the GOP field.[10]
| Oklahoma's Congressional District 2, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | [1] (June 4-5, 2012) | Average | ||||||||||||
| Markwayne Mullin (R) | 30% | 30% | ||||||||||||
| George Faught (R) | 15% | 15% | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Pettigrew (R) | 4% | 4% | ||||||||||||
| Undecided | 34% | 34% | ||||||||||||
| Number polled | 400 | 400 | ||||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-4.9 | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Campaign donors
2012
As of March 31, 2012, Faught raised $294,898 during the 2012 election cycle and spent $141,911, leaving him with $152,987 cash on hand. Of that, 93 percent came from individual contributions, five percent came from PAC contributions, and two percent came from candidate self-financing.[11]
2010
In 2010, a year in which Faught was up for re-election, he collected $66,875 in donations.[12]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Oklahoma House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to George Faught's campaign in 2010 | |
| Oklahoma Society Of Anesthesiologists | $3,000 |
| Smith, Luther | $2,550 |
| Young, Ryker | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma Public Employees Association | $2,000 |
| Koch Industries | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $66,875 |
2008
In 2008, Faught collected $136,105 in donations.[13]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| MEINDERS, HERMAN | $5,000 |
| MUSKOGEE COUNTY REPUBLICANS | $4,000 |
| HARVEY, RALPH L | $3,000 |
| ROBERTS, JEFF | $3,000 |
| INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF OKLAHOMA | $2,500 |
| $2,500 | $2,500 |
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External links
- Representative Faught's campaign
- House website
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Representative Faught's facebook
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma Elections Division "Election Results" Accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ AP Results "U.S. House runoff primary results" Accessed August 28, 2012
- ↑ Muskogee Phoenix.com, "State rep announces bid for US House," July 15, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedus - ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State, "Primary Runoff Election Results," September 4, 2012
- ↑ Hotair.com "Interview with George Faught, Candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Oklahoma" Accessed June 24, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, Unofficial Results
- ↑ Oklahoma House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ "2008 campaign contributions"
- ↑ Roll Call "Oklahoma: Markwayne Mullin Internal Poll Shows Him Ahead in GOP Primary" Accessed Jun 16, 2012
- ↑ opensecrets.org Accessed June 14, 2012
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions
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