Lonnie Paxton
Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
Assumed office
October 27, 2021
Preceded byFrank Simpson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
November 17, 2016
Preceded byRon Justice
Personal details
Born (1968-08-08) August 8, 1968 (age 55)
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Political partyRepublican

Lonnie Paxton (born August 8, 1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 23rd district since 2016.[1][2]

Oklahoma Senate

Paxton was re-elected by default in 2020.[3] In 2023, he authored Senate Bill 1006 which died in the Senate. It would have lessened the penalties for cockfighting in the state, similar to House Bill 2530, authored by Justin Humphrey and also Paxton.[4] Those bills died in the same timeframe.[5] A third bill in 2023, that Mike Osburn co-authored Dave Rader[6] was House Bill 1792. It would have lessened the penalties of dogfighting and cockfighting in the state of Oklahoma as well, which also sparked pushback from animal rights advocates.[7]

References

  1. ^ Morphew, Andy (August 24, 2016). "Paxton wins republican nomination for state senate district 23". Chickashanews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Senator Lonnie Paxton - District 23". Oksenate.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
  4. ^ "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ News, E. I. N.; PACELLE, WAYNE (April 13, 2023). "Pro-Cockfighting Bills Fail in Oklahoma Legislature". EIN News. Retrieved April 14, 2023. ((cite web)): |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Staff, Mckenzie Richmond, KTUL (April 12, 2023). "An Oklahoma bill could dramatically reduce punishment for dog fighting". KTUL. Retrieved April 13, 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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