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Mike Morgan Oklahoma State Senator In office
1997–2008Constituency 21st Senate District Personal details Born 1955
Tulsa, OklahomaPolitical party Democratic Oklahoma
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Mike Morgan (born 1955) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Morgan served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate during the 51st Oklahoma Legislature.
Biography
Morgan was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he attended Will Rogers High School. After graduating from high school, Morgan moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he attended Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. He graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He then attended the University of Tulsa and earned a Juris Doctor.
Morgan set up his private practice back in Stillwater. He conducts a general civil practice specializing in commercial transactions and real property. In 1984, Morgan was hired to serve as a Municipal Judge for the City of Stillwater. During his tenure in office, he was also a professor of business law at OSU.
Morgan was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1996 and in March 2005 Morgan was selected by his party to serve as the President pro tempore. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, Morgan was unable to seek reelection in 2008.
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Political offices Preceded by
Cal Hobson42nd President pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate
2005-2008Succeeded by
Glenn CoffeePreceded by
Cal HobsonState Senator for Oklahoma's 21st Senate District
1995-2008Succeeded by
Jim HalliganCategories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Oklahoma
- People from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- People from Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- University of Tulsa alumni
- Oklahoma lawyers
- Oklahoma State Senators
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