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Preceded by
  
Jim Reese

Spouse(s)
  
Carol Grell DeWitt

Constituency
  
38th House District

Name
  
Dale DeWitt


Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Politician

Political party
  
Party
  
Republican Party

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Born
  
17 January 1950 (age 74) Blackwell, Kay CountyOklahoma, USA (
1950-01-17
)

Children
  
Garrett DeWitt, Camille Holt

Education
  
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Northern Oklahoma College

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Dale DeWitt (born January 17, 1950) is a United States politician from Oklahoma. DeWitt currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He served as Majority Leader and Majority Floor Leader during 2011 and 2012.

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Early life and career

DeWitt was born in Blackwell in Kay County in northern Oklahoma. In 1970, he received an associate degree from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. He then procured his Bachelor of Science in 1973 in agriculture education from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater.

DeWitt worked as an educator from 1973-2001, primarily for the Braman, Oklahoma school district.

Political career

DeWitt was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in a special election in 2002 to fill the seat vacated by fellow Republican Jim Reese, who joined the George W. Bush administration in Washington, D.C.

DeWitt served as part of the leadership team under House Speaker Kris Steele, serving as Majority Leader and Majority Floor Leader. He contributed to and co-authored the redistricting bill in 2011.

In the 2012 legislative session, DeWitt authored legislation to protect Oklahoma's food supply against contamination from ricin, an extract of castor beans.

References

Dale DeWitt Wikipedia


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