After growing up on his family’s ranch near Sulphur, Oklahoma, John Sparks was selected to attend Harvard College.  He graduated as an All-Ivy League selection at defensive tackle.  He returned to Oklahoma for law school and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma.

John practiced law for several years before starting his own small business, Corner Post Management & Consulting, LLC, a private business enterprise which seeks to improve access to quality health care for children, senior citizens and individuals recovering from mental illness.

He is Past-President of both the Cleveland County Bar Association and the Cleveland County Workforce Investment Board.  John is both a graduate and past chair of Leadership Norman.  He volunteers for the United Way of Norman, previously served on the boards of directors for two health-related non-profit organizations, Health for Friends and Thunderbird Clubhouse and now serves on their citizen advisory panels.

John and his wife, Beth, are raising their two sons in Norman, where they have lived since college.  They are active members of McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church and serve on the church’s Administrative Board.

Committee Membership

• Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
• Education
• Finance
• Retirement and Insurance - Co-Chair
• Veterans and Military Affairs
• Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Office Information

District Information: District 16

• Map
• Population and Household

Counties Represented

• Cleveland, McClain

Press Releases

• Sparks Proposal Protects Land Owners From Trespassers
  03.13.08
  
  
• Senate Approves Sparks Bill Mandating Flags Be American Made
  03.12.08
  
  
• Senator Sparks Files WorldCom Settlement Amendment
  03.03.08
  
  
• Sparks Bill Requires American and Oklahoma Flags be Made in the U.S.A.
  02.18.08