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| Senator Don Barrington
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| Encouraged to run for the Oklahoma State Senate by friends, family and mentors, Senator Don Barrington was elected to his first term of office on November 2, 2004 by the voters of Senate District 31. He is proud to serve the citizens of Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson and portions of Grady and Stephens Counties. Don Barrington was born September 7, 1947 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Burt & Lura Barrington. He graduated from Rexford High School in Rexford, Kansas in 1965. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1966 through 1969; including an eighteen month tour in Viet Nam where he received an Army Commendation Medal. Don’s professional career began as a rookie with the Lawton Fire Department in 1969. During his 32 year tenure, he spent 26 years on shift at the fire station. He advanced through testing to the levels of Driver, Lieutenant and Captain, and was then promoted to Deputy Chief. He received an Associates Degree in Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City in 1993. He was appointed as the Fire Chief of Lawton in 1996 and served until his retirement in 2002. He married Jennifer (Morgan) Barrington on February 7, 1970 in Cache, Oklahoma. They have resided in southwest Oklahoma for the past 34 years and have two children. Their daughter, Alicia (Barrington) Rodgers, is an educator at Fort Gibson Public Schools. She and her husband, Gary, reside in Muskogee with their two children, Kade and Kenady. Their son, Jaron Barrington, is a music minister at the First Baptist Church of Moss Bluff. He and his wife, Vicki, reside in Moss Bluff-Lake Charles, Louisiana with their children Emma and Cole. He is a member of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association, Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association, Oklahoma Fire Chief’s Association, Lawton Salvation Army Advisory Board, and serves as the Co-Chair on the Steering Committee for Law Enforcement and Public Safety through the Great Plains Technology Center. He is an active member of the Lawton Chapter of Gideon’s International where he served as their Secretary and Vice President. He also is a charter member of the First Baptist East in Lawton where he serves as a Deacon.
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