Joseph McGraw explained

State Senate:Oklahoma
District:39th
Predecessor:Dewey Bartlett
Successor:Stephen Wolfe
Term Start:1966
Term End:1972
State House2:Oklahoma
District2:70th
Predecessor2:Redistricting
Successor2:Jim Inhofe
Term Start2:1964
Term End2:1966
Party:Republican Party

Joseph R. McGraw Jr. (born 1930) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1964 to 1966 and in the Oklahoma Senate from 1966 to 1972.

Education and career

Joseph R. McGraw Jr. graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1959. He founded McGraw Breckinridge Company Realtors in 1965 which was renamed in 1986 to McGraw Davisson Stewart after a merger. He currently owns McGraw Realtors and McGraw Commercial Properties.[1]

Oklahoma House and Senate

McGraw was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1964. He retired to run for the Oklahoma Senate in 1966. He was succeeded in the Oklahoma House by Jim Inhofe.[2] He his 1966 senate race and served until 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The McGraw Family . utulsa.edu . . August 7, 2024.
  2. News: Gerard . Jordan . Sen. Jim Inhofe dies at 89: Timeline of defining moments in senator's political career . August 7, 2024 . The Oklahoman . July 9, 2024.