Gordon Beznoska

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Gordon Beznoska

|birth_date = {{birth date|1949|04|03}}

|birth_place = Geronimo, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|24|1949|04|03}}

|office = Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 63rd district

|preceded = D. D. Raibourn

|succeeded = Marvin Baughman

|term_start = 1971

|term_end = 1977

|party = Democratic

}}

Gordon Beznoska (April 3, 1949 – June 24, 2017) was an American politician.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/888661149/|title=State's Youngest Legislator Is An Avowed Conservative|work=Tulsa Daily World|location=Tulsa, Oklahoma|date=March 11, 1971|access-date=December 18, 2022|page=31|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He served as a Democratic member for the 63rd district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx|title=Historic Members|work=Oklahoma Legislature|access-date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130231845/https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx|url-status=dead}}

Life and career

Beznoska was born in Geronimo, Oklahoma, the son of Golda Mae and Adolph Beznoska.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oklahoman/name/gordon-beznoska-obituary?id=18204723|title=Gordon Beznoska Obituary (1949-2017)|work=The Oklahoman|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2022}}

In 1971, Beznoska was elected to represent the 63rd district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, succeeding D. D. Raibourn. He served until 1977, when he was succeeded by Marvin Baughman.{{Cite web|url=https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/almanacs/id/29703/rec/17|title=[1987-1988] Directory of Oklahoma Part 1 (Pages i-222)|work=Oklahoma Legislature|page=166|access-date=January 11, 2023}}

Beznoska died in June 2017, at the age of 68.

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