Dale DeWitt explained

Dale DeWitt
Office:House Majority Leader
Term Start:2011
Term End:2012
Office2:Oklahoma State Representative
Term Start2:2002
Predecessor2:Jim Reese
Successor2:Incumbent
Constituency2:38th House District
Birth Date:17 January 1950
Birth Place:Blackwell, Kay County
Oklahoma, United States
Spouse:Carol Grell DeWitt
Party:Republican
Children:Garrett DeWitt, Camille Holt
Residence:Braman, Kay County, Oklahoma
Alma Mater:Northern Oklahoma College
Oklahoma State University
Occupation:Rancher, farmer
Profession:Farmer, rancher, retired educator

Dale DeWitt (born January 17, 1950) is a United States politician from Oklahoma. DeWitt currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He served as Majority Leader and Majority Floor Leader during 2011 and 2012.[1]

Early life and career

DeWitt was born in Blackwell in Kay County in northern Oklahoma. In 1970, he received an associate degree from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. He then procured his Bachelor of Science in 1973 in agriculture education from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater.[2]

DeWitt worked as an educator from 1973-2001, primarily for the Braman, Oklahoma school district.

Political career

DeWitt was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in a special election in 2002 to fill the seat vacated by fellow Republican Jim Reese, who joined the George W. Bush administration in Washington, D.C.

DeWitt served as part of the leadership team under House Speaker Kris Steele, serving as Majority Leader and Majority Floor Leader. He contributed to and co-authored the redistricting bill in 2011.

In the 2012 legislative session, DeWitt authored legislation to protect Oklahoma's food supply against contamination from ricin, an extract of castor beans.[3]

References

  1. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20111105_16_A18_OKLAHO148509 GOP DeWitt named House floor leader
  2. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/45895/dale-dewitt Representative Dale DeWitt
  3. Krehbiel, Randy. Oklahoma legislators want castor beans to be outlawed, Tulsa World. Published Nov. 6, 2011.