Scott Biggs Explained

Scott Biggs
Office:Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 51st district
Term Start:November 14, 2012
Term End:November 2, 2017
Predecessor:Corey Holland
Successor:Brad Boles
Birth Date:2 July 1979
Party:Republican

Scott Biggs (born July 2, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 51st district from 2012 to 2017.[1] [2]

In 2016, Biggs authored the measure that called for SQ 777 to be voted on by the people, that would have lifted certain measures and protections against acts like cockfighting in the state that the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and other large agriculture-related organizations like the Oklahoma Gamefowl Association wanted. It was opposed by animal welfare groups and by former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, who pointed out that cockfighting was banned not by the legislature, but by the people who circulated petitions.[3] Previously, in 2002, "Oklahoma voters criminalized hosting, attending and raising birds for cockfighting events. State Question 687 received 56.2 percent support."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative Scott Biggs . https://web.archive.org/web/20160318001409/https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/District.aspx?District=51 . dead . 2016-03-18 . Okhouse.gov . 2019-12-02.
  2. Web site: Former Rep. Scott Biggs chosen for USDA Oklahoma state director position . Chickashanews.com . 2017-11-04 . 2019-12-02.
  3. Web site: Savage . Tres . 2016-10-05 . SQ 777 Rotary debate: 'Our beloved sport of cockfighting' . 2023-04-09 . NonDoc . en-US.
  4. Web site: Savage . Mike Allen and Tres . Savage . Tres . 2023-02-26 . Cockfighting fight turns back time at Oklahoma Capitol . 2023-04-09 . NonDoc . en-US.