Clark Jolley

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jolley graduated from Del City High School in 1988 and earned Music Education and Political Science degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1992. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma in 1995.

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma Jolley established a private law practice and went on to serve an administrative law judge for the Oklahoma Department of Labor. He was also a barrister member of the Robert J. Turner American Inn of Court.

Jolley was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2004. District 41 then included large portions of Edmond, north Oklahoma City and southern Logan County. He was re-elected in 2008 and again in 2012. After the redistricting in 2011 (which Jolley co-chaired), District 41 included areas of Edmond, north Oklahoma City and Arcadia in Oklahoma County. Jolley was elected by his colleagues to serve as Republican Whip in 2007–2008 and then elected to the office of Assistant Majority Leader in 2009. He was re-elected to the Assistant Majority Leader position until he resigned in 2012, after he was appointed the Chairman of Appropriations. Jolley served the last five sessions as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. In one of his last legislative acts, Jolley authored State Question 792, which was approved by the voters in November 2016 to modernize alcohol laws and place full-strength beer and wine in grocery stores.[http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2015-16%20ENR/SRES/SJR68%20ENR.PDF Resolution] lsb.state.ok.us

In March 2017, he was nominated by Governor Mary Fallin and confirmed by the Oklahoma State Senate as an Oklahoma Tax Commissioner to fill a partial term created when former Commissioner Dawn Cash resigned to accept the position of First Assistant Attorney General under Oklahoma Attorney General Michael J. Hunter.{{Cite web |url=http://newsok.com/article/5543480 |title=The Oklamohan |access-date=January 9, 2018 |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818053846/http://newsok.com/article/5543480 |url-status=dead }}

On February 28, 2018, Jolley was appointed to serve as the Oklahoma Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology by Governor Mary Fallin.{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/filelog/92202.pdf|title=Order of appointment|website=sos.ok.gov}}

Governor Kevin Stitt named Jolley as the chairman of the Tax Commission on April 15, 2021.[https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/filelog/94119.pdf Order of appointment] sos.ok.gov

On October 1, 2021, Jolley tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission effective November 1, 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/tax-commissioner-clark-jolley-resigns-could-run-for-state-treasurer/article_5d75526a-22e7-11ec-ac85-173dfa364f20.amp.html | title=Govt-and-politics }} On November 20, 2021, Stitt named Oklahoma City accountant Mark Wood to succeed Jolley.[https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/filelog/94609.pdf Order of appointment] sos.ok.gov

He announced his candidacy for Oklahoma State Treasurer on November 9, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/11/09/oklahoma-treasurers-race-republican-clark-jolley-run-statewide/6336784001/|title = The race for state treasurer heats up as former state senator announces his run}} After a second-place finish in the Republican Primary Runoff election, Jolley endorsed the Republican nominee.

Jolley was named a member of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board in December 2023 by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.https://sos.ok.gov/documents/appointments/6165.pdf

Jolley and his wife have four children and reside in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jolley serves as an adjunct professor at both Oklahoma Christian University and Mid-America Christian University.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Todd Russ|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=164,376|percentage=48.5}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Clark Jolley|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=114,776|percentage=33.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=David Hooten|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=59,721|percentage=17.6}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=338,873|percentage=100.0}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Todd Russ|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=150,431|percentage=55.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Clark Jolley|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=120,561|percentage=44.5}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=270,992|percentage=100.0}}

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• [http://newsok.com/article/5543480 NewsOK Article published March 29, 2017]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070418224115/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/jolley_bio.html Senator Jolley's Senate Website]
• [http://www.clarkjolley.com Clark Jolley's Campaign Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111208110105/http://www.ok.gov/elections/The_Archives/Election_Results/2004_Election_Results/index.html Oklahoma State Election Board, 2004]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507164504/http://www.ok.gov/elections/The_Archives/Election_Results/2008_Election_Results/index.html Oklahoma State Election Board, 2008]

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