Dean Davis Explained

Dean Davis
State House:Oklahoma
District:98th
Term Start:2019
Term End:November 20, 2024
Predecessor:Michael Rodgers
Successor:Gabe Woolley
Residence:Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Party:Republican

Dean Davis is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 98th district from 2019 to 2024.[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Davis authored House Bill 2011 that would allow for vehicles to be registered every two years. It passed the house in March 2023.[2] In 2020, he was re-elected by default.[3]

Criminal charges

In August 2019, Davis was arrested by Broken Arrow police for driving while intoxicated, speeding, and obstructing an officer.After being arrested, Davis called Representative T. J. Marti of Broken Arrow for bail and also called several other Republican representatives, expressing his confidence that the district attorney would drop charges once he spoke with them.[4] The charges were later deferred, allowing him to plead no contest in exchange for six months probation.

Shortly after his probation expired in March 2023, he was arrested outside an Oklahoma City bar for public intoxication. During the arrest, he claimed legislative privilege prevented the officer from arresting him due to the ongoing legislative session.[5] House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson later called for Republican lawmakers to be held "equally accountable", contrasting the cases of Davis, Ryan Martinez, and Terry O'Donnell (who were each facing criminal charges) with the censure of Representative Mauree Turner.[6] Davis was later censured on March 27.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DEAN DAVIS DISTRICT 98 - REPUBLICAN . okhouse.gov . Oklahoma State Legislature . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305053938/https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=98 . 5 March 2022.
  2. News: . March 13, 2023 . House passes Davis Bill to allow vehicle registration every two years . Guthrie News Page . March 27, 2023.
  3. News: Savage . Tres . 2020 . More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default . NonDoc .
  4. News: Savage . Tres . August 20, 2019 . In jail call, Rep. Dean Davis said Broken Arrow ‘just made an enemy’ . NonDoc . March 27, 2023.
  5. News: Savage . Tres . March 24, 2023 . ‘You can’t detain me’: Six months after DUI deferral, Rep. Dean Davis arrested in OKC . NonDoc . March 27, 2023.
  6. News: 23 March 2023 . 'Last night has become a story': Broken Arrow Rep. arrested for public intoxication . Fox 25 .
  7. News: Denwalt . Dale . Oklahoma House censures representative who claimed police couldn't arrest him . 28 March 2023 . . March 27, 2023.