Lance Cargill

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name = Lance Cargill


caption = Lance Cargill
birth_date = 1971
birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
residence = Harrah, Oklahoma
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death_place =
office = Oklahoma State Representative
term_start = 2000
term_end = Present
predecessor = Mark Siekel
party = Republican
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constituency = 96th House District
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spouse = Amber
children = Jackson, Henry
website = [http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/Member.aspx?MemberID=9 OKHouse.gov]
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Lance Cargill (born 1971) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Cargill served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House from January 2, 2007 to January 28, 2008. He was succeeded as House Speaker by State Representative Chris Benge.

Biography

Cargill was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he attended Harrah Public Schools. After graduating from high school, Cargill moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he attended Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. He graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then attended the Vanderbilt University Law School and earned a Juris Doctor.

Cargill was first elected to the Oklahoma House in 2000 and is currently serving his fourth term in that body. In December of 2006, Cargill was selected by his party to serve as the Speaker of the House. He was formally elected on the Constitutionally mandated organizational day on January 2, 2007. At the time of his election, Cargill was the youngest Speaker of the House in the United States. He was also the first Oklahoma county Representative to serve as Speaker in many decades. On January 28, 2008, Cargill resigned as Speaker of the House saying news accounts about his personal issues were overshadowing the important work ahead for legislators. He resigned after coming under criticism for failing to file state income and local property taxes until receiving delinquency notices. He will remain in the Legislature as a state representative.

Cargill did not file for re-election to his seat in 2008. [http://blog.oeta.tv/politicalpulse/index.php/2008/06/04/cargill_does_not_file_for_re_election]

References

* [http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/Member.aspx?MemberID=9 House biography]