Joe Newhouse

Joe Newhouse
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 25th district
In office
November 17, 2016 – November 13, 2024
Preceded byMike Mazzei
Succeeded byBrian Guthrie
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Joe Newhouse is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 25th district from 2016 to 2024.

Early life and education

Newhouse graduated from Broken Arrow High School, Oklahoma.[1] He graduated from Georgetown University with a major in International Economics and earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University (Los Angeles, CA).[1]

Career

As a Navy pilot he flew combat in the Iraq War in the EA-6B Prowler from the USS Nimitz carrier and was awarded the Air Medal.[2] He taught air to air combat in the T-45C at Navy Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and was named Instructor Pilot of the Year.[2]

Political career

Newhouse was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2016 and re-elected in 2020 and represents District 25, which includes South Tulsa County.[2] He was re-elected by default in 2020.[3] Newhouse announced he would retire and not seek re-election in 2024.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Republicans Lisa Kramer, Joe Newhouse face off in Senate District 25 runoff". Tulsaworld.com. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Senator Joe Newhouse - District 25". Oksenate.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-22. [non-primary source needed]
  3. ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
  4. ^ Faught, Jamison (August 11, 2023). "State Sen. Newhouse announces he will not seek reelection". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved 11 August 2023.


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