Chuck Hoskin

Chuck Hoskin


Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 6th district
Preceded by	Joe Eddins
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-29) January 29, 1952 Claremore, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Stephanie
Children	Amy, Charles, Jr., Amelia
Alma mater	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Northeastern State University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy

Chuck Hoskin is a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 6th district, which includes parts of Craig, Mayes, and Rogers counties.^[1] He currently serves as a whip for the Democratic caucus.

Early life

Hoskin was born on January 29, 1952, in Claremore, Oklahoma.^[2]

After graduating from Vinita High School in 1970, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed on the USS Independence until his honorable discharge. After the Navy, he received his AA degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and his BA and M.Ed from Northeastern State University.^[2] Before being elected to office, he served as an administrator for Locust Grove Public Schools in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. He is married to Stephanie and has 3 children, Amy, Charles, Jr., and Amelia.^[3] Along with being an elected official, Hoskin is also the chief of staff to principal chief of the Cherokee Nation Bill John Baker.

Political career

Hoskin was elected to the House in 2006, defeating Republican Wayland Smalley in the 2006 election, after the incumbent, Joe Eddins, retired.

Hoskin serves on the Appropriations & Budget, Public Safety, Veterans & Military Affairs committees, as well as the Redistricting Eastern Oklahoma Subcommittee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations & Budget.

Election results

2014 Oklahoma State House District 6 election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Hoskin	5,409	59.7%
	Republican	Marshall Scott McGuire	3,647	40.3%
Turnout			9,056

2006 Oklahoma State House District 6 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Hoskin	6,334	60.96%
	Republican	Wayland Smalley	4,057	39.04%
Turnout			10,391

References

↑ "Oklahoma House of Representatives - Member's Page". Oklahoma House of Representatives. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
1 2 Chuck Hoskin's Political Summary, Project Vote Smart (accessed February 28, 2014)
↑ "Chuck Hoskin Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
↑ "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election -- November 4, 2014". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
↑ "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election -- November 7, 2006". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

54th Legislature (2013-2015) Speaker of the House: T.W. Shannon (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Mike Jackson (R) Majority Leader: Pam Peterson (R) Minority Leader: Scott Inman (D)

Curtis McDaniel (D) John R. Bennett (R) James Lockhart (D) Mike Brown (D) Doug Cox (R) Chuck Hoskin (D) Larry Glenn (D) Ben Sherrer (D) Marty Quinn (R) Steve Martin (R) Earl Sears (R) Wade Rousselot (D) Jerry McPeak (D) Arthur Hulbert (R) Ed Cannaday (D) Jerry Shoemaker (D) Brian Renegar (D) Donnie Conditt (D) R. C. Pruett (D) Bobby Cleveland (R) Dustin Roberts (R) Charles McCall (R) Terry O'Donnell (R) Steve Kouplen (D) Todd Thomsen (R) Justin Wood (R) Josh Cockroft (R) Tom Newell (R) Skye McNiel (R) Mark McCullough (R) Jason Murphey (R) Jason Smalley (R) Lee Denney (R) Cory Williams (D) Dennis Casey (R) Sean Roberts (R) Steve Vaughn (R) Dale DeWitt (R) Marian Cooksey (R) Mike Jackson (R) John Enns (R) Lisa Johnson Billy (R) Colby Schwartz (R) Emily Virgin (D) Aaron Stiles (R) Scott Martin (R) Leslie Osborn (R) Pat Ownbey (R) Tommy Hardin (R) Dennis Johnson (R) Scott Biggs (R) Charles Ortega (R) Mark McBride (R) Paul Wesselhoft (R) Todd Russ (R) David Perryman (D) Harold Wright (R) Jeff W. Hickman (R) Mike Sanders (R) Dan Fisher (R) Gus Blackwell (R) T.W. Shannon (R) Don Armes (R) Ann Coody (R) Joe Dorman (D) Jadine Nollan (R) Pam Peterson (R) Glen Mulready (R) Fred Jordan (R) Ken Walker (R) Katie Henke (R) Seneca Scott (D) Kevin Matthews (D) David Derby (R) Dan Kirby (R) David Brumbaugh (R) Eric Proctor (D) Jeannie McDaniel (D) Weldon Watson (R) Mike Ritze (R) Randy Grau (R) Mike Turner (R) Randy McDaniel (R) Sally Kern (R) David Dank (R) William Fourkiller (D) Jason Nelson (R) Kay Floyd (D) Rebecca Hamilton (D) Jon Echols (R) Mike Reynolds (R) Richard Morrissette (D) Mike Christian (R) Scott Inman (D) Charlie Joyner (R) Lewis Moore (R) Mike Shelton (D) John Trebilcock (R) Anastasia Pittman (D) Elise Hall (R) Gary Banz (R)

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