Dewayne Pemberton
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = DeWaynepemberton.jpg
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| name = Dewayne Pemberton
| state_senate = Oklahoma
| district = 9th
| term_start = November 2016
| term_end = November 13, 2024
| preceded2 = Earl Garrison
| succeeded2 = Avery Frix
| party = Republican
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|8|16}}
| birth_place = Cabot, Arkansas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
|education = Bachelor of Physical Education and Social Sciences
Master of Educational Administration
| alma_mater = University of Central Arkansas, Northeastern State University
| spouse = Claire Elmore
| children = three
| residence = Muskogee, Oklahoma
| occupation = educator
}}
Dewayne Pemberton (born August 16, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 9th district from 2016 to 2024.
Biography
Dewayne Pemberton was born August 16, 1956, in Cabot, Arkansas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 1979 and a master's degree from Northeastern State University in 1984. Between 1979 and 1988, he worked as a public school teacher in Oklahoma. He was a high school and middle school principle at Hilldale Public Schools between 1988 and 2007. From 2007 to 2015 he was the principal of Muskogee High School. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in November 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/senators/biographies/pemberton_bio.html |title=Dewayne Pemberton |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |access-date=June 19, 2024}} In February 2024 he announced he would not run for reelection.{{cite news |title=Pemberton will not seek third term |url=https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/pemberton-will-not-seek-third-term/article_f0624534-c1e0-11ee-85d1-7b1c250a5002.html |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=Muskogee Phoenix |date=2 February 2024 |language=en}} He was succeeded in office by Avery Frix.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Tres |title=Oklahoma State Senate races outlined as filing ends |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/04/05/oklahoma-state-senate-races-outlined-as-filing-ends/ |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=NonDoc |date=5 April 2024}}
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Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Politicians from Muskogee, Oklahoma
Category:Schoolteachers from Oklahoma
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