Forrest Claunch

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Forrest Allan Claunch

|image =

|caption =

|office = Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 101st district

|term_start = November 1994

|term_end = November 16, 2004

|predecessor = Jeff Hamilton

|successor = Gary Banz

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|12|26}}

|birth_place = Pampa, Texas

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|11|19|1939|12|26}}

|death_place = Midwest City, Oklahoma

|party = Republican

}}

Forrest Allan Claunch (December 26, 1939 – November 19, 2013) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 101st district from 1994 to 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.newson6.com/story/5e367ea22f69d76f62092237/midwest-city-lawmaker-to-retire |title=Midwest City lawmaker to retire |publisher=Newson6.com |date=2004-01-02 |accessdate=2020-06-07}}{{cite web|url=https://obits.oklahoman.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?n=forrest-claunch&pid=168116850&fhid=5629 |title=Forrest Claunch Obituary - Midwest City, OK |publisher=Obits.oklahoman.com |date= |accessdate=2020-06-07}}

He died of pancreatic cancer on November 19, 2013, in Midwest City, Oklahoma at age 73.{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3906448/former-oklahoma-state-rep-forrest-claunch-dies |title=Former Oklahoma state Rep. Forrest Claunch dies |publisher=Oklahoman.com |date=2013-11-19 |accessdate=2020-06-07}}