Preceded by Paul Muegge Full Name David F. Myers | Succeeded by AJ Griffin Nationality American Spouse(s) Sara | |
Alma mater Oklahoma State University, B.S. Chemical EngineeringLouisiana State UniversityDarden School, University of Virginia Died 11 November 2011, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Education Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Louisiana State University | ||
David F. Myers (July 18, 1938 – November 11, 2011) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing an electoral district that includes Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, and Noble counties.
Myers retired from ConocoPhillips in Ponca City where he worked as a chemical engineer in the oil refining industry for 33 years. Until his death, he worked as an independent consultant for the oil industry.
Political career
Myers was elected to the Oklahoma Senate on November 5, 2002, beating both Democratic Party candidate Tom Leonard and independent candidate Den Coates. Myers received 11,010 votes.
Myers was among the supporters of a tort reform bill in 2007. He was the 2008 author of a bill to expand a smoking ban to all public places.
Myers first served as the vice chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee before serving as chair of the committee in 2011. He died of pneumonia on November 11, 2011.