Jim Grego
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 17th district
Assumed office
November 16, 2018[1]
Preceded byBrian Renegar
Personal details
Born (1955-11-08) November 8, 1955 (age 68)[2]
McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S.[2]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSandra[2]
Children2[3]
Residence(s)Wilburton, Oklahoma, U.S.[2]
Alma materOklahoma State University[2]

Jim Grego (born November 8, 1955) is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 17th district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2018, the former State Representative for District 17, Brian Renegar was unable to run for reelection due to term limits,[4] and Grego ran for the open seat. Grego came in second in a five-way Republican primary, advancing to a runoff against Joshua Hass, which he won. He went on to defeat Peggy DeFrange in the general election.[1]

As of July 2020, Grego sits on the following committees:[5]

Electoral record

2018 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 17[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Joshua Hass 803 35.0%
Republican Checked Jim Grego 664 28.9%
Republican Bobby Cox 425 18.5%
Republican Paul Marean 263 11.5%
Republican Marilyn Welton 141 6.1%
2018 Republican primary runoff: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 17[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Jim Grego 776 51.1%
Republican Joshua Hass 742 48.9%
2018 general election: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 17[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Jim Grego 6,984 63.4%
Democratic Peggy DeFrange 4,032 36.6%
2020 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 17[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Jim Grego 2,100 61.9%
Republican Shannon Rowell 1,294 38.1%

Personal life

Grego was born in 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma and earned a Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in 1977.[2] He and his wife, Sandy, have two children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jim Grego". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Rep. Jim Grego". capwiz.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b O'Hanlon, Adrian III (22 October 2017). "Jim Grego announces District 17 State Representative candidacy". McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ Beaty, James (12 November 2017). "Cox ready to run for District 17 seat". McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Representative Jim Grego". Oklahoma State Legislature. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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