Patrick Anderson (Oklahoma politician)
{{short description|Republican United States politician}}
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| state_senate = Oklahoma
| district = 19th
| term_start = November 17, 2004
| term_end = November 22, 2016
| predecessor = Robert Milacek
| successor = Roland Pederson
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| birth_place = Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
| residence = Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| party = Republican
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| website = [http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/anderson_bio.html Senator Anderson's Senate Website]
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Patrick Anderson is a Republican United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2012 by virtue of having no opponents file against him. He was forced to leave the Oklahoma Senate in November, 2016 because of Constitutional Term Limits.
Senate Committees
Senator Anderson served on Agriculture, Retirement & Insurance, Rules and Tourism and Wildlife.
Positions
Senator Anderson has stated that he opposes the legalization of medical marijuana in Oklahoma. In a statement in the Enid News and Eagle Senator Anderson asserts that legalization is "not worth it".{{cite web | url=http://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/group-collecting-signatures-to-legalize-medical-marijuana/article_14c3038e-7421-5e5b-8879-bcc23be7e1de.html | title=Group collecting signatures to legalize medical marijuana }}
Election results
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|+November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Senator for District 19 |
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|% |
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{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|align=left|PATRICK ANDERSON |align=center|Republican Party |19,426 |67.76% |
{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|align=left|JIM STATES |align=center|Democratic Party |9,244 |32.24% |
align="left" colspan=6|Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070402075001/http://www.ok.gov/~elections/04gen.html ] |
References
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- [http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/anderson_bio.html Senator Anderson's Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070402075001/http://www.ok.gov/~elections/04gen.html Oklahoma State Election Board, 2004]
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Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Politicians from Enid, Oklahoma
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