Sean Burrage was born in 1968 in Durant, Oklahoma. He is married to Carole and they have two sons, Truman, age 15, and Carter, age 7.  They make their home in Claremore.

Sean is the son of former United States District Judge Michael Burrage and Aletha Burrage, an elementary school principal.

He graduated from Antlers High School in 1986 and from the University of Oklahoma with a BBA  in Accounting in 1990.  He obtained a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1993.

Sean served as Legislative Director to United States Senator David Boren in Washington, D. C., and later as Special Assistant and Director of State and Federal Relations to President David Boren at the University of Oklahoma.

He has served as a board member of the University Hospitals Authority and Trust at the OU Medical Center.

Sean has played an active role in the communities of Rogers and Mayes Counties by serving on the Board of Directors for Tri-County CASA and as President of Share the Spirit, a local charity that has helped many families.  He was named Tri-County CASA as Attorney of the Year in 2001 in recognition for his pro bono representation of minor children in the juvenile court system.

In November 2011, he was elected Democratic Floor Leader after serving as Assistant Democratic Leader for the 52nd Oklahoma Legislature.  In 2011, he also served as a member of the Joint Committee on Indian Tribal-State Relations. He has served as a Delegate to the American Council of Young Political Leaders and also designated as Member of the 2008 Class of Aspen-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership.

IBesides his standing committee assignments, he was also appointed to serve as Minority Co-Vice Chairman of the Senate Redistricting Committee. He also was chosen to be a member of the Select Committee on Pensions to address the more than $16 billion in unfunded liabilities of the state's pension systems.

In his spare time Sean enjoys coaching Truman in soccer, basketball and baseball.

The Burrages' are members of the First United Methodist Church of Claremore.

Committee Membership

• Appropriations
• Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation
• Energy
• Health and Human Services - Vice Chair
• Redistricting - Minority Co-Vice Chair
• Transportation

Offices

District Information: District 2

• Map
• Population and Household

Counties Represented:

• Mayes
• Rogers

Press Releases
Archives: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

• Sen. Burrage comments on retirement of DHS Director Howard Hendrick
  01.25.12
  
• Sen. Burrage proposes solution to restore insurance coverage for Oklahoma babies
  01.12.12
  
• Sen. Burrage names Sen. Ellis as Assistant Democratic Leader
  12.13.11
  
• Statement from Sen. Burrage on State School Board’s reversal
  11.17.11
  
• Sen. Burrage calls on Gov. Fallin to reject unfunded mandate for local schools
  11.17.11
  
• Sen. Burrage chosen as next Democratic Floor Leader
  11.08.11
  
• Health care law committee to begin work
  08.03.11
  
• Burrage criticizes Barresi’s decision on National Board Certified Teachers
  07.07.11
   
• Senate Pensions Committee Gains Bi-Partisan Support for Proposals; Endorses Major Reforms Capable of Reducing the Unfunded Liability by Billions
  03.03.11