Don Armes

Don Armes
Oklahoma State Representative
In office 2002 – Present
Preceded by	Lloyd Benson
Constituency	63rd House District
Personal details
Born	31 July 1961 (1961-07-31) (age 50) Midwest City, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dede Armes
Children	Katy, Kelsey
Residence	Faxon, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Cameron University
Profession	farmer, auctioneer
Religion	Methodist

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Don Armes (born July 31, 1961) is a United States Republican politician from U.S. state of Oklahoma. Armes currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the District 63 State Representative. He was first elected to the seat in 2002. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, his final term will end in January 2014.

Armes currently lives in Faxon, Oklahoma with his wife, Dede. They have two children, Katy and Kelsey Armes.

Early life and career

Armes was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Donald C. Armes and Elaine O. (Oliver) Bennett. He attended Cameron University, where he studied agricultural education and animal science. Armes worked as a broadcaster for KSWO-TV from 1999 to 2002, as an agriculture educator in Lawton and continues to work as a farmer and auctioneer today.

Political career

Armes has represented his district as a conservative lawmaker with a focus on issues that affect rural Oklahomans, and received a rating of 100% from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.^[1] He has consistently supported legislation which would restrict abortion access.^[2] Armes has consistently voted against embryonic stem cell research, for tax relief and government modernization.

Committee assignments

• Agriculture and Rural Development, Chair
• Natural Resources and Regulatory Services
• Veterans and Military Affairs

Organizations

• National Rifle Association
• Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
• Tillman County Ducks Unlimited

District

House District 63 encompasses Tillman County and the western half of Comanche County. Most of the district is rural.

References

1. ^ http://issuu.com/mtxdocviewer/docs/okfb4c405d850c23e
2. ^ https://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=46099&type=category&category=2&go=

• 1. Oklahoma House Members Profile, Membership Directory 10-14-09.
• 2. Don Armes Biography, VoteSmart.org 10-14-09.
• 3. Oklahoma State Election Board 10-14-09

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Name	Armes, Don
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Date of birth	July 31, 1961
Place of birth	Midwest City, Oklahoma
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