Rob Standridge
Rob Standridge | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Nichols |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | pharmacist, businessman |
Rob Standridge is an American pharmacy owner and politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate since his election in 2012.
Early life[]
Standridge sold newspapers as a boy, worked as an emergency medical technician in 1985 and operated a landscaping company until his graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy.[1]
In 1995, he purchased a small pharmacy in Blanchard, Oklahoma and expanded the pharmacy into an interactive online pharmacy.[1] In 2005, it was transformed into a pharmacy that specialized in juveniles and the mentally disabled.[1]
Political career[]
Standridge won a runoff in the Republican primary by a wide margin.[1]
He faced Democratic Party opponent Claudia Griffith, a registered nurse, in his 2012 campaign for the Oklahoma Senate District 15 seat.[2] He received 18,789 votes, or more than 60 percent of the vote on November 6, 2012.[3]
Standridge was sworn in November 14, 2012.[4]
In 2020, Standridge started a private Facebook group believing that people are "bombarded by leftist propaganda online". Standridge's group used military jargon like army, platoons, and militia. The group's call was to get an assignment and spread whatever talking point Standridge wanted the group to blanket the internet with on that day. [5]
In late 2021, Standridge introduced a controversial bill to ban all books covering the topics of racial inequality, gender studies, LGBTQ issues, women's rights, among other social issues in an attempt to halt social progress in tow with extreme conservative agendas throughout the United States. The introduced legislation proposes a $10,000.00 fine for each book found to violate the language of the bill, as well as banning Universities in Oklahoma from teaching certain topics relating to the subjects of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hampton, Joy. "Standridge wins runoff," http://www.normantranscript.com/news/local_news/standridge-wins-runoff/article_fc866565-1186-5756-90bb-9c04aaf3d69d.html Norman Transcript, August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Senate District 15 Candidates," http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-senate-district-15-candidates/article/3725326 November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Official Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races, General Election — November 6, 2012," http://www.ok.gov/elections/support/12gen_seb.html Oklahoma State Election Board (accessed April 19, 2013)
- ^ Rolland, Megan. "Oklahoma state senators sworn in," http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-senators-sworn-in-for-new-session/article/3728740 The Oklahoman, November 15, 2012.
- ^ "https://www.thelostogle.com/2020/09/30/norman-lawmaker-creates-online-militia-to-combat-leftist-propaganda/"
- Oklahoma state senators
- Oklahoma Republicans
- Living people
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- People from Norman, Oklahoma
- 21st-century American politicians
- American pharmacists