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Logan Phillips
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2018
Preceded bySteve Kouplen
Personal details
Born
Logan J. Phillips

(1982-12-15) December 15, 1982 (age 41)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationTulsa Community College (A.S.)
Oklahoma State University–Tulsa (M.E.)

Logan Phillips (born December 15, 1982) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 24th district since 2018.

Early life and education

Logan Phillips was born on December 15, 1982, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa Community College where he earned an associate degree followed by a Masters Degree from Oklahoma State University.[1]

Career

From 2000 to 2006 Phillips served in the United States Army.[1] Prior to running for office, Phillips worked as a teacher at Tulsa Community College.[2]

Oklahoma House of Representatives

During his time in the Oklahoma house of representatives Logan Phillips has served as the Chairman of the House Technology Committee and co-Chairman of the Rural Broadband Expansion Council.[3][4][5]

Campaigns

Phillips filed to run for office in Oklahoma's 24th house district after participating in the 2018 Oklahoma teacher protests. He spent no money on his first run for office and unseated the Democratic House Minority leader Steve Kouplen in the November 2018 general election. Political analysts attributed the win to the nationalization of local politics and the prevalence of straight-ticket voting in the district, where 48% of Phillips's voters had marked "Republican" on the straight-party voting option.[6] The race was considered part of a trend of eastern Oklahoma voters shifting more Republican.[7]

In 2020, Phillips again faced Steve Kouplen in the general election.[8]

Phillips's house district was drastically redrawn in 2022 and he faced two primary challengers from Bixby. During the primary the political action committee School Freedom Fund Oklahoma spent over $90,000 in a campaign against Phillips.[9] He lost his reelection campaign in the June primary to Chris Banning.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Logan Phillips". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ Allison, Megan (20 November 2018). "Oklahoma Republican wins state House seat after not spending a single dollar on campaign". KMGH-TV. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Savage, Tres (24 February 2021). "Asked to leave Oklahoma Capitol, anti-porn bill proponent has bizarre past". NonDoc. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ Forman, Carmen (8 June 2021). "State lawmakers earmark $42 million for rural broadband expansion". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Representative Logan Phillips". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. ^ Savage, Tres (2018-11-17). "Logan Phillips spent $0, beat top OK House Democrat". Nondoc.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  7. ^ White, Ben (6 November 2018). "More #okleg incumbents lose, but Democrats this time". NonDoc. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ Krehbiel, Randy (5 October 2020). "Democrats try to crack area representation in Republican-laden districts". Tulsa World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ Factor, Jacob; Eger, Andrea (28 June 2022). "Most incumbent state legislators win re-election, with two exceptions". Tulsa World. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ Forman, Carmen (29 June 2022). "Yukon state senator Jake Merrick, 2 other Oklahoma GOP lawmakers lose primary elections". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

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