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Mary Fallin
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Governor of Oklahoma
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
PredecessorBrad Henry
Compensation
Base salary$147,000
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$8,680,995
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma, 5th District
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Education
High schoolTecumseh High School
Bachelor'sOklahoma State University (1977)
Personal
BirthdayDecember 9, 1954
Websites
Office website

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Mary Fallin (born December 9, 1954 in Warrensburg, Missouri) is the Republican Governor of Oklahoma and a former United States Congresswoman representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, which includes most of Oklahoma City. She is the second woman elected to the United States Congress from Oklahoma and the first since 1921 when Alice Mary Robertson was elected to Congress and served for one term from 1921 to 1923.[1]

Biography

Fallin's mother and father both served terms as mayor of Tecumseh, Oklahoma where she was raised. A native of Tecumseh and a current resident of Oklahoma City, Fallin is a long-time resident of the Fifth District. She is a graduate of Tecumseh High School and attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Fallin also holds a degree from Oklahoma State University.[1]

Education

  • Tecumseh High School
  • Oklahoma Baptist University
  • Bachelor's, Oklahoma State University (1977)

Political career

Governor of Oklahoma (2010-Present)

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2010

Fallin has served as Governor of Oklahoma since 2011.

Fiscal Year 2014 Budget

On February 4, 2013, Fallin introduced her budget for fiscal year 2014 (the financial year ending on June 30, 2014). Her budget calls for $6.95 billion in spending, a 1.8 percent increase from 2013. Fallin proposed a "0.25 percent reduction to Oklahoma’s top individual income tax rate."[2] The progressive Oklahoma Policy Institute criticized Fallin for, among other items, not fully paying for her tax cut and underfunding education.[3] The pro-market Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs published its own budget which called for spending only $6.7 billion by removing "non-core government spending." The OCPA budget included a 0.5 percent cut in the top tax bracket.[4]

Smoking legislation

In February, 2013, an Oklahoma Senate committee rejected an anti-smoking ban Fallin had supported, and she quickly responded by announcing she will push for a ballot measure in 2014 that would likely allow cities more authority to ban smoking. In order for the bill to make the ballot, supporters must garner signatures from 8% of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election, per the secretary of state's office. Current law restricts smoking in most public places. [5]

Health care legislation

In response to the December 13, 2010 Eastern District of Virginia ruling on Ken Cuccinelli's suit challenging the constitutionality of the 2010 health care reform law, Governor-elect Fallin commented, adding that more would be needed to put the final nail in the coffin of ObamaCare, as it were.[6]

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Mary Fallin endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [7]

U.S.Congress (2007-2010)

Fallin resigned as lieutenant governor on January 2, 2007 in order to be sworn in to Congress on January 4, 2007. Lieutenant Governor-elect Jari Askins was appointed by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry to fill the remaining days of Fallin's term.

Fallin served on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Small Business. She also served on the Executive Committee of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Small Business Chair on the Republican Policy Committee and Vice Chairman of the Women’s Caucus.

Committee assignments

Fallin, as of the 111th Congress, was a member of the following committees:

  • United States House Committee on Armed Services
    • United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness
    • United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
    • United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel
  • United States House Committee on Small Business
    • United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology
    • United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight (Ranking Member)
  • United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation
    • United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
    • United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma (1995–2007)

In 1995, Fallin became Oklahoma’s first woman and first Republican to be elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. As lieutenant governor, Fallin served as president of the Senate and on 10 boards and commissions that impact the quality of life and business in Oklahoma, including the Tourism and Recreation Commission, State Board of Equalization, Oklahoma Land Commission and Film Advisory Commission. She pursued an aggressive agenda focusing on economic development, education, health care and government reform during her 12 years in office.

In the Cabinet-level position of small business advocate during the Keating administration, Fallin fought the rising cost of health insurance and excessive government regulation. Fallin was also instrumental in initiating several economic development events including the first-ever Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo, Small Business Day at the Capitol and Telecommunications Day at the Capitol. She also hosted the Lieutenant Governor’s Invitational Turkey Hunt.

In the wake of the tragic Oklahoma City bombing, she formed a task force to rebuild the childcare center lost in the disaster. Fallin also initiated Project Homesafe, a gun safety program that has distributed more than 80,000 free cable gun locks to Oklahomans.

Oklahoma House of Representatives (1990-1994)

Fallin was first elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1990. During her two terms as a State Representative she was recognized by the American Legislative Exchange Council as Legislator of the Year and named Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business.[8]

Elections

2014

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014

Fallin is eligible to run for re-election as Governor of Oklahoma in 2014. She has not yet made her intentions in the race known.

2010

Fallin was elected Governor of Oklahoma in 2010
See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2010

Congresswoman Fallin ran successfully for Governor of Oklahoma in 2010. She won the July 27, 2010 primary with 54.79% of the vote and the November general election by a 20.99% margin. In 2008, Republicans made gains in the state legislature and took control of both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate for the first time in Oklahoma history. The incumbent governor, Democrat Brad Henry was unable to seek re-election because of the 2 term limit.

Fallin announced in February 2010 that she would be campaigning for the Republican nomination in the 2010 gubernatorial election in Oklahoma. A survey conducted by Sooner Poll found that she was ahead of her Republican challenger, Randy Brogdon, by 48.8 points. In head-to-head matchups between her and the two Democratic candidates, she is up 12.3 points against Jari Askins, and 15.6 points against Randy Brogdon.

Campaign themes

In her campaign for governor, Mary named job growth, education and improving the quality of life here in Oklahoma as priorities.

Endorsements

On June 17th, 2010, Sarah Palin gave her official endorsement for Mary Fallin's campaign for Governor.[9]

2006

Fallin did not seek re-election in 2006 as lieutenant governor, but ran for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Ernest Istook, who ran for governor. In the July 25 GOP primary, she was the top vote-getter, receiving 35% of the vote. On August 22, 2006, she faced the second place finisher of the July primary Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett [1] in the GOP candidate runoff election, and won with 63% of the vote [2].

Fallin was elected on November 7, defeating Democrat Paul David Hunter.[3] She is the first woman elected to Congress from Oklahoma since 1921. Alice Mary Robertson was the first woman to be elected to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma. Fallin easily won re-election in 2008.

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Fallin is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Fallin raised a total of $8,680,995 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 13, 2013.[10]

Mary Fallin's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 Governor of Oklahoma Not up for election $797,707
2010 Governor of Oklahoma Won $4,210,994
2008 US House (Oklahoma, District 5) Won $1,140,478
2006 US House (Oklahoma, District 5) Won $1,734,537
2004 OK Lieutenant Governor Not up for election $111,741
2002 OK Lieutenant Governor Won $685,538
Grand Total Raised $8,680,995

2002-2010

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Mary Fallin's donors each year.[11] Click [show] for more information.


Personal

She and her two children, Christina and Price, make their home in Oklahoma City, where they are active members of Crossings Community Church.[1]

Fallin has been honored with numerous awards including Women in Communication’s Woman in the News Award, induction into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame, Clarence E. Page Award, induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame, 1998 Woman of the Year in Government and 1993 Legislator of the Year. She has been named a “Guardian of Small Business,” by the National Federation of Independent Business, a “Hero of the Taxpayer,” by Americans for Tax Reform, a “Friend of the Wildcatter” from the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and received the “True Blue” award from Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council as well as the “Spirit of Enterprise” award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has a lifelong score of 96 from the American Conservative Union, the highest of any congressman in the Oklahoma delegation.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Governor of Oklahoma, "About Governor Mary Fallin," accessed October 19, 2012
  2. ↑ Governor Mary Fallin, "Executive Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014," February 4, 2013
  3. ↑ David Blatt, Oklahoma Policy Institute, "A closer look at Governor Fallin’s FY 2014 budget," February 7, 2013
  4. ↑ Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, "Proposed State Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014," March 26, 2013
  5. ↑ San Francisco Chroncile "Okla. governor seeks statewide vote on smoking ban," February 19, 2013
  6. ↑ "Top Oklahoma Republicans praise fed. judge’s ruling on ObamaCare’s unconstitutional provisions," Oklahoma Watchdog, December 13, 2010
  7. ↑ Norman Transcript, "Fallin endorses Romney in OKC," May 10, 2012
  8. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Mary Fallin Profile," accessed October 19, 2012
  9. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/the-nature-of-those-tough-self-sufficient-bears/399842678434
  10. ↑ Follow the Money, " Career fundraising for Mary Fallin," accessed May 13, 2013
  11. ↑ Follow the Money.org
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