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Joseph Silk (politician)

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Joseph Silk
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 5, 2021
Preceded byJerry Ellis
Succeeded byGeorge Burns
Personal details
Born (1986-05-24) May 24, 1986 (age 38)
Mangum, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKimberlee
Children9
Residence(s)Broken Bow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materRogers State University
OccupationProperty manager

Joseph Silk (born May 24, 1986) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing the 5th district from 2015 to 2020. Silk's district included parts of Atoka, Choctaw, LeFlore, McCurtain, and Pushmataha Counties.[1][2] He was first elected in a 2014 Oklahoma Senate special election and served half of a term before winning reelection to a full four-year term in 2016.

Oklahoma Senate (2015–2020)

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Silk served in the 55th Oklahoma Legislature, 56th Oklahoma Legislature, and 57th Oklahoma Legislature.

2020 Congressional campaign

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Silk did not seek reelection to the Oklahoma Senate in 2020 and instead sought the Republican Party's nomination for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.[3]

Electoral history

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2020 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) 53,149 79.9
Republican Joseph Silk 8,445 12.7
Republican Rhonda Hopkins 4,917 7.4
Total votes 66,511 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  2. ^ http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/silk_bio.html
  3. ^ Cuccia, Annemaria (26 May 2020). "Five candidates running in SEOK's open Senate District 5". NonDoc. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "OK Election Results". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2020.