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Gene C. Howard

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Gene C. Howard
President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
1975–1981
Preceded byJames E. Hamilton
Succeeded byMarvin York
Member of the Oklahoma Senate for the 36th district
In office
1965–1983
Preceded byJoe Bailey Cobb
Succeeded byFrank Rhodes
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
1959–1963
Personal details
Born (1926-09-26) September 26, 1926 (age 98)
Perry, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBelva J. Prestidge
ResidenceTulsa, Oklahoma

Gene C. Howard (born September 26, 1926) is an American former politician in the state of Oklahoma.

Biography

Howard was born in 1926 in Perry, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951, and is an attorney. He is also a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater. He is married to Belva J. Prestidge; with her he has one child.[1][2]

Howard was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1959 and served until 1963. Two years later, Howard was elected to serve in Oklahoma State Senate for district 36, serving from 1965 to 1983; he also served as president pro tempore of the Senate from 1975 to 1981.

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