Darrell Weaver
{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Darrell Weaver
|image = Darrell_Weaver.jpg
|caption = Weaver's official senate portrait
|state_senate = Oklahoma
|district = 24th
|term_start = November 15, 2018
|term_end =
|predecessor = Anthony Sykes
|successor =
|office2 = Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
|governor2 = Brad Henry
Mary Fallin
|term_start2 = September 2006
|term_end2 = November 2015
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|3|15}}
|birth_place = Moore, Oklahoma, U. S.
|party = Republican
}}
Darrell Weaver (born March 15, 1962) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 24th district since 2018. Weaver served 28 years in law enforcement serving his last nine years as the Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.
Early life and education
Darrell Weaver was born on March 15, 1962, in Moore, Oklahoma. He graduated from Cameron University in 1986 and later earned a master's degree from Oklahoma Christian University.{{cite web |title=Oklahoma State Sen. Darrell Weaver |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/307911/R_Darrell_Weaver.html |access-date=April 21, 2025 |publisher=LegiStorm |language=en}}
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics
He was commissioned as an officer with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in 1987. In 1996, he was promoted to the agent-in-charge for the Oklahoma City enforcement unit.{{cite web |author1=Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame |title=Darrel Weaver |url=https://www.okhistory.org/historycenter/olemhof/hall-of-fame-detail.php?hofmembers_id=34 |website=okhistory.org |publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society |access-date=April 21, 2025}} In September 2006, he was appointed director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. He served in that position until his retirement in November 2015.{{cite news |last1=Clay |first1=Nolan |title=Oklahoma narcotics bureau director retiring |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/oklahoma-narcotics-bureau-director-retiring/article_a6d4a197-2122-56f0-a781-cf8f575731ae.html |access-date=April 21, 2025 |work=Tulsa World |agency=The Oklahoman |date=November 3, 2015 |language=en}} In 2014, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame.
Oklahoma Senate
In August 2017, Weaver launched a campaign for the 24th district of the Oklahoma Senate.{{cite web|url=https://www.mooreamerican.com/news/darrell-weaver-announces-senate-candidacy/article_bb3fdea0-110f-50b2-8bf8-4dfa0cea9d87.html |title=Darrell Weaver announces Senate candidacy |publisher=Mooreamerican.com |date=2017-08-04 |accessdate=2020-09-10}}{{dead|date=April 2025}} He won the 2018 election and was reelected in 2022 without opposition.{{cite news |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Republican state senator announces bid for Oklahoma lieutenant governor |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/republican-state-senator-announces-bid-for-oklahoma-lieutenant-governor/ |access-date=April 21, 2025 |work=Oklahoma Voice |date=April 21, 2025}}
In April 2025, he launched a campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2026 election.
Personal life
He is a Christian, married, and has five children.{{cite web |date= |title=Darrell Weaver |url=https://oksenate.gov/senators/darrell-weaver |accessdate=April 21, 2025 |publisher=Oksenate.gov}}
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Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Heads of Oklahoma state agencies
Category:Law enforcement officials from Oklahoma
Category:People from Moore, Oklahoma
Category:Cameron University alumni
Category:Oklahoma Christian University alumni
Category:Christians from Oklahoma
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