"Bulldog" Ben Robinson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 9th district
In office
1989–2004
Preceded byJohn D. Luton
Succeeded byEarl Garrison
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic (until 2022)
Independent (2022–present)
SpouseMarcia Henley (1955–2019)[1]
ResidenceMuskogee, Oklahoma

"Bulldog" Ben Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate between 1989 and 2004. He retired in 2004 due to term limits.

He ran for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 midterm elections.

Career

Oklahoma Senate

Robinson was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1988.[2]

Robinson ran for reelection to a second term in 1992.[3]

In 1996, Robinson faced a primary challenge from former state representative John Monks of Muskogee, who had lost his Oklahoma House of Representatives seat two years prior.[4] Robinson defeated Monks in the primary with 64% of the vote.[5] Despite trailing by a large margin, Monks requested a recount. The recount stopped at Monks request after 3 of 36 precincts were recounted, resulting in Robinson gaining three votes.[6]

In the 2000 election Robinson faced Republican Tommy Anderson, a Muskogee School board member.[7] He was reelected with 16,225 votes to Anderson's 7,550 votes.[8]

Robinson retired in 2004 due to term limits.[9] He endorsed John Edwards in the 2004 Democratic presidential primary.[10]

2022 Congressional campaign

Robinson left the Democratic Party and filed to run as an Independent for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 midterm elections.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcia Lee Henley Robinson". Tulsa World. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Muskogee state senator recovering from ailment". AP Wire Service. Tulsa World. December 19, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Muskogee Legislator to Run Again, Saying He's a Voice for Change". Tulsa World. June 16, 1992. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ervin, Chuck (August 26, 1996). "Senate Hopefuls Face Off in Primaries". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Robertson, Joe (August 28, 1996). "Tulsa GOP Closes Ranks in Senate Races; Stipe Wins Again". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lassek, P.J. (September 4, 1996). "Results Same After Recounts". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ Walton, Ron; Ervin, Chuck (November 2, 2000). "Campaign 2000: Candidates run the gamut in rural districts". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma: Senate". Tulsa World. November 8, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ DenHoed, Andrea (April 16, 2022). "Packed CD 2 race tops Oklahoma congressional contests". NonDoc. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Political Notebook". Tulsa World. November 9, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ Krehbiel, Randy (April 16, 2022). "Former EPA chief, Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt resurfaces, files for U.S. Senate". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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