| Senator David Holt - District 30 Committees | Offices | District Information | Counties Represented | Press |
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Juris Doctor, Oklahoma City University B.A. George Washington University Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2010 - present Hometown: Oklahoma City Party: Republican Audio Message: mp3 |
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| State Senator David Holt represents the 30th District of Oklahoma, which includes portions of Northwest Oklahoma City, Bethany, Warr Acres and The Village. David is a fourth-generation Oklahoman whose conservative values, experience, and deep roots make him uniquely qualified to serve. He was elected on July 27, 2010 with 64 percent of the vote in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. He took office on November 16, 2010. In the Senate, David serves in Leadership as Majority Caucus Vice-Chair. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, and Vice Chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, responsible for Central Oklahoma. He also serves on the Senate Education, Transportation, and Rules committees, the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Water Committee. Senate Career In his first session in 2011, David emerged as a vocal advocate for taxpayers, leading efforts to restore taxpayer control over local government expenditures and to lower the Oklahoma income tax. David also established a reputation as an effective legislator, successfully shepherding multiple pieces of legislation into law. David was the primary author of several pieces of legislation that were signed into law. Those included bills to facilitate prosecution of sex offenders, to make grand prix racing possible in Oklahoma, to change the 2012 presidential primary to March, to reform the disposition of surplus county property, and to name the Interstate 44 bridge over the Red River after President George W. Bush. David also co-authored several pieces of legislation that became law, including bills to allow Oklahomans to consider lowering their property tax, to reform the state education board, to reform workers compensation, to encourage common education scholarships, to improve foster care, to encourage the aerospace industry, to require grading of schools, and to eliminate the social promotion of third-graders that cannot read. Background David was raised in Northwest Oklahoma City, attending Putnam City Schools from kindergarten through graduation. His path of public service led him first to the U.S. Capitol, where he served House Speaker Dennis Hastert during 9/11. David then spent two years in the White House of President George W. Bush before returning home as Oklahoma’s coordinator to re-elect the President in 2004. David then served U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and Lt. Governor Mary Fallin before becoming Chief of Staff to Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett in 2006, where he served until his election to the Oklahoma State Senate. Community Involvement A tireless volunteer, David has been a member of many organizations, including the following: • Putnam
City Schools Foundation Board of Directors David is also a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City Class XXVI. He was named "40 Under 40" by OKC Business News in 2006 and an "Achiever Under 40" by The Journal Record in 2010. A longtime grassroots Republican activist, David has attended two Republican National Conventions as a member of the Oklahoma delegation. Personal Life David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is an attorney with Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard in downtown Oklahoma City and an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University. David and his wife Rachel, a former Oklahoma County prosecutor, married in 2003. They have two children, George and Margaret. The Holts are members of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church. David is a member of the Osage Nation.
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