Rande Worthen
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Rande Worthen
|image = Rande-Worthen.jpg
|caption = Official portrait, 2018
|state_house = Oklahoma
|district = 64th
|term_start = November 17, 2016
|term_end =
|predecessor = Ann Coody
|successor =
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|7|16}}
|birth_place = Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
|party = Republican
}}
Rande Worthen (born July 16, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 64th district since 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.swoknews.com/local/retired-ada-rande-worthen-running-state-house-district-64 |title=Retired ADA Rande Worthen running in State House District 64 |publisher=Swoknews.com |date=2016-03-13 |access-date=2019-05-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=64 |title=Representative Rande Worthen |publisher=Okhouse.gov |date= |access-date=2019-05-14}}
Personal life
He and his wife have four children. He and his family attend First Baptist Church of Lawton.{{Cite web |title=Rande Worthen State Representative |url=https://www.randeworthen.com/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Rande Worthen State Representative |language=en-US}}
Campaigns
In 2022, Rande Worthen ran on a campaign of supporting police officers and first responders and said he wanted to focus on eliminating organized retail theft.{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Cheyenne |date=2022-10-26 |title=Meet the candidates running for OK House District 64 |url=https://www.kswo.com/2022/10/26/meet-candidates-running-ok-house-district-64/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.kswo.com |language=en}}
House of Representatives
He is the chair of the House Judiciary - Criminal Committee.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma House of Representatives |url=https://www.okhouse.gov/committees/house/judcrim |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Oklahoma House of Representatives |language=en}} His Vice Chair is Collin Duel.
In 2024, the Oklahoma House passed a bill, authored by Tammy West and Todd Gollihare, that would "do away with the $40 monthly probation fees typically paid during the first two years of an individual's probation," though Getner Drummond said the District Attorneys Council was "in compliance with the law." Drummond noted, however, "that the Legislature had earlier increased funding to district attorneys to offset losses of offender fees being redirected to the state's general revenue fund." Only representative Rande Worthen voted against the bill in the House.{{Cite web |last=World |first=Steve Metzer Tulsa |date=2024-03-11 |title=House passes bill to eliminate DA supervision fees |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/house-passes-bill-to-eliminate-da-supervision-fees/article_393ed124-dfef-11ee-a109-f7f81d8c3905.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Tulsa World |language=en}}
He voted against HB 3329 which still passed the house floor. It is intended to provide free menstrual products in school bathrooms.{{Cite web |title=House Votes |url=http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2023-24%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/votes/House/HB3329_VOTES.HTM |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us}} He voted in favor of a bill that would require adults to show and ID before accessing porn sites.{{Cite web |title=House Votes |url=http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2023-24%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/votes/House/HB3097_VOTES.HTM |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us}}
References
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Category:Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
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