Joseph Silk | |
State Senate: | Oklahoma |
District: | 5th |
Term Start: | January 12, 2015 |
Term End: | January 5, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Jerry Ellis |
Successor: | George Burns |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1986 |
Birth Place: | Mangum, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Kimberlee |
Children: | 9 |
Residence: | Broken Bow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Rogers State University |
Occupation: | Property manager |
Joseph Silk (born May 24, 1986) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing the 5th district from 2015 to 2020. Silk's district included parts of Atoka, Choctaw, LeFlore, McCurtain, and Pushmataha Counties.[1] [2] He was first elected in a 2014 Oklahoma Senate special election and served half of a term before winning reelection to a full four-year term in 2016.
Silk served in the 55th Oklahoma Legislature, 56th Oklahoma Legislature, and 57th Oklahoma Legislature.
Silk did not seek reelection to the Oklahoma Senate in 2020 and instead sought the Republican Party's nomination for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.[3]