Earl Garrison | |
State Senate: | Oklahoma |
District: | 9th |
Term Start: | November 17, 2004 |
Term End: | November 22, 2016 |
Preceded: | Ben Robinson |
Succeeded: | Dewayne Pemberton |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1941 |
Birth Place: | Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma |
Occupation: | Rancher, educator |
Spouse: | Faye Garrison |
Residence: | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
Earl Garrison was an Oklahoma Senator from District 9 between 2004 and 2016, which included Muskogee and Wagoner counties. He succeeded long-time State Senator "Bulldog" Ben Robinson of Muskogee after Senator Robinson was prevented from seeking reelection due to term limits.
Garrison served in the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2016. He was Minority Whip from 2011 to 2014. He also served as Assistant Minority Leader. He also worked as an educator and rancher. He served in the United States Air Force.[1]
In November 2021, Earl Garrison's daughter Jessica Jean Garrison announced a campaign for Oklahoma's United States Senate seat held by James Lankford.[2] However, she later filed for the open United States Senate seat created by the retirement of Jim Inhofe.[3]