Larry Adair
{{ infobox officeholder
| image =
| caption =
| office = 41st Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| term_start = 2001
| term_end = 2004
| predecessor = Loyd Benson
| successor = Todd Hiett
| state_house2 = Oklahoma
| district2 = 86th
| term_start2 = 1982
| term_end2 = 2004
| predecessor2 = Rick Stahl
| successor2 = John Auffet
| birth_place = Prairie Grove, Arkansas, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|17}}
| education = Northeastern Oklahoma State University
| party = Democratic
| citizenship = American
Cherokee Nation
|branch = {{flag|United States Army}}
|serviceyears = 1969–1971
|battles = Vietnam War
}}
Larry E. Adair (born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004. He represented the 86th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1982 to 2004.
Early life and education
Larry E. Adair was born on October 17, 1946, in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.{{cite web |title=Larry Adair's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3391/larry-adair |website=votesmart.org |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=5 December 2024}} Adair grew up in Stilwell, Oklahoma, and graduated from Northeastern Oklahoma State University in 1969. He returned for a master's degree in 1979. Adair joined the United States Army in 1969 and served until 1971, serving in the Vietnam War.{{cite news |last1=Fite |first1=Renee |title=Adair recalls service in Vietnam; Return trip to Vietnam full of surprises |url=https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/community/adair-recalls-service-in-vietnam-return-trip-to-vietnam-full-of-surprises/article_9d85cdb4-6083-11ed-988e-c745a47d6f70.html |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=The Stillwell Democrat Journal |date=November 11, 2022}} From 1971 until his election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1982, he worked as a teacher, superintendent, and principal.{{cite news |title=Larry Adair |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/02/05/larry-adair/62159981007/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=February 5, 2001}}
Oklahoma House
Adair served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1982 to 2004. He was the House speaker pro tempore from 1997 to 2000. He served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004.{{cite news |last1=Fite |first1=Renee |last2=Adair |first2=Larry |title=Quick 5: Larry Adair |url=https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/quick-5-larry-adair/article_dc1528a4-11e5-11ee-8555-7f3e2223b01d.html |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=Tahlequah Daily Press |date=June 24, 2023 |language=en}} The Stillwell Democrat Journal described Adair as "Stillwell's favorite son."{{cite news |last1=Fite |first1=Renee |title=Adair named Oklahoma 4-H Outstanding Alumnus |url=https://www.stilwelldemocrat.com/community/adair-named-oklahoma-4-h-outstanding-alumnus/article_8398172e-3074-11ee-93ef-2fc4a95bc3f8.html |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=Stilwell Democrat Journal |date=August 2, 2023 |language=en}} He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.{{cite news |last1=Hinton |first1=Mick |title=He makes the House a home Schools speaker's priority |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/02/05/he-makes-the-house-a-home-schools-speakers-priority/62159962007/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=February 5, 2001}}
References
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{{Speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives}}
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Category:20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Cherokee Nation state legislators in Oklahoma
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Northeastern State University alumni
Category:People from Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Category:People from Stilwell, Oklahoma