Cal Hobson
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Cal Hobson | |
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President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office 2003–2005 | |
Preceded by | Stratton Taylor |
Succeeded by | Mike Morgan |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 16th district | |
In office 1990–2006 | |
Preceded by | Gary Gardenhire |
Succeeded by | John Sparks |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
In office 1978–1990 | |
Preceded by | Glenn Floyd |
Succeeded by | Ed Crocker |
Personal details | |
Born | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | March 30, 1945
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Elaine (Wheeler) Hobson (div.) |
Children | one |
Residence | Lexington, Oklahoma |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Occupation | Col. USAF (ret.), farmer/rancher |
Calvin Jackson Hobson III (born March 30, 1945) is an American politician in the state of Oklahoma.[1]
A Democrat, Hobson served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1978 to 1990.[2] In 1990, he was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate where he served until his retirement in 2006. Hobson also served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate from 2003 to 2005.[3]
Cal Hobson also served in the United States Air Force in both active duty and reserve capacity from 1969 until his retirement at the rank of colonel in 1999. He currently resides in Lexington, Oklahoma on a fifth generation-owned family farm.