Preceded by Chris Benge Nationality American Spouse Kellie Kursar Preceded by Gus Blackwell Political party Republican Party Republican Party | Preceded by Bob Weaver Name Kris Steele Succeeded by T.W. Shannon Constituency 26th House District Role Politician | |
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Born 11 July 1973 (age 50)
Ardmore, Oklahoma ( 1973-07-11 ) Residence Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Education Oklahoma Baptist University, East Central University | ||
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Kris Steele (born July 11, 1973) is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who served as state representative. Steele served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Speaker of the House, a position he took over after the 2010 elections. He presided over the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature.
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- Early life and career
- Political career
- District
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Steele, served as Speaker Pro Tempore, under Chris Benge. He was chosen as Speaker-designate in 2009. Elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 7, 2000, he was term-limited out of office in 2012.
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Early life and career
Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on July 11, 1973, Steele graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1992 and earned a B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1996. Since graduating from OBU, Steele has served as a Baptist minister and public school teacher. Steele is married to Kellie Kursar and lives in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They have two daughters.
Political career
Steele was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 7, 2000, He filed five bills in the 2001 session; two became law.
Steele became House Speaker Pro Tempore when Chris Benge took over as Speaker of the House following Lance Cargill's resignation in January 2008.
The Shawnee lawmaker had several pieces of legislation signed into law from the 2009 session, including the "Health Care for Oklahomans Act" and "The Silver Alert Act".
Steele introduced a 2012 proposal to reject a pay raise for statewide officials and judges.
Steele presided over the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature and under his tenure oversaw the enactment of tort reform, the elimination of social promotion in public school after the third grade, the elimination of the ability of teachers to appeal termination to district courts as trial de novo, corrections reform that expanded the eligibility of low-risk, nonviolent inmates for community sentencing and electronic monitoring programs, pension reform, agency consolidation, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, and openly carry.
District
House District 26 encompasses a small northern portion of Pottawatomie County that includes the city of Shawnee.