Chris Benge

Chris Benge
33rd Secretary of State of Oklahoma
In office
November 8, 2013 – November 1, 2016
GovernorMary Fallin
Preceded byLarry Parman
Succeeded byMike Hunter
Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
2008–2011
Preceded byLance Cargill
Succeeded byKris Steele
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
1999–2011
Preceded byShelby Satterfield
Succeeded byGlen Mulready
Personal details
Born (1962-09-09) September 9, 1962 (age 62)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAllison
EducationOklahoma State University, Stillwater (BA 2007)

Chris Benge (born September 9, 1962) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma, who served as the 33rd Oklahoma Secretary of State from 2013 to 2016. Benge was appointed to serve as Secretary of State by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on November 8, 2013.[1]

Benge served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Speaker of the House, a position he took over after Lance Cargill resigned in January 2008.[2][3]

Benge was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. His term ended due to term limits in 2010.

  1. ^ "Bio".
  2. ^ Hinton, Mick. "House Republicans choose Benge to become speaker designate", Tulsa World, February 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Hinton, Mick "House Speaker Lance Cargill steps down after not paying taxes", Tulsa World, January 28, 2008.