Oklahoma Political News Service » Speaker Chris Benge

Video: Oklahoma Speaker of the House Speaks Out

Editor — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:57:54 +0000

Hat tip: OklahomaHorizonTV We visit with Oklahoma Speaker of the House Chris Benge to see what he hopes to accomplish during the 2009 legislative session despite some serious hurdles.

State House Members Grumbling

C. W. McBlackville — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:33:56 +0000

From The McCarville Report Online Blog yesterday: Bullet-Proof: Republican Rep. Randy Terrill, having survived an all-out assault in the primary over his sponsorship of the state’s new immigration law, is now viewed by many as politically bullet-proof. Said a GOP consultant: “His enemies shot their wad in the primary and he killed ‘em. He’s got bigger [...]

House Fails to Overide Henry Veto of Lawsuit Reform

Editor — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:48:00 +0000

Excerpt from Speaker Benge’s press release: OKLAHOMA CITY (May 12, 2008) –House Democrats voted in lock step with the trial lawyer lobby today when an attempt to override the governor’s veto of reasonable lawsuit reform failed on the House floor. Gov. Brad Henry vetoed House Bill 2458 last week, claiming the bill is unconstitutional. The bill would [...]

Senator Gumm Asks Speaker for Solution on Autism

Editor — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:02:00 +0000

Senator Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant, has sent House Speaker Chris Benge a letter asking for a proposal from the Speaker to help families struggling to provide services to children with autism. Gumm is the primary author of “Nick’s Law,” a measure that would require health insurance policies to cover autism diagnosis and treatment. Last week, Speaker [...]

Loveless Gets Acclaim by Speaker of House and Moore Representative

Editor — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Moore – Yesterday, Senate Candidate Kyle D. Loveless, (R-OKC) received a citation of acclamation from both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and State Representative Randy Terrill (R-Moore). “I was honored at the citation I received as part of my graduation ceremony of the Leadership Moore program”, said Kyle Loveless. He went on to say, [...]

Benge 2007 Fundraising: 100 Percent Special Interest Money

Editor — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:32:00 +0000

…from the confidential OKPNS Tip Line: Following yesterday’s post regarding questionable donations received by new Speaker of the House Chris Benge, a new analysis of Benge’s fundraising reports filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission appear to show that every dime the Speaker raised in 2007 came from political action committees (”PACs”), lobbyists or their clients. [...]

Black on Taxes

Editor — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:29:00 +0000

“An interesting story ran on KTOK yesterday. Their methane gas filled dome correspondent interviewed Speaker Chris Benge about the down-turn in revenues and that there is a distinct possibility that there will be no decrease in the tax rate. But what really struck me was how the story was told.” Read more (3rd [...]