Mark Tedford
Tedford in 2022 or 2023
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 69th district
Assumed office
November 16, 2022
Preceded bySheila Dills
Personal details
BornJune 26, 1969
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children4
EducationBSBA, Finance, Missouri Southern MBA, University of Tulsa, MA, Apologetics, BIOLA

Mark Tedford is an American politician and insurance agent who is the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 69th district. He represents Jenks and South Tulsa. He ran unopposed for the seat in 2022 to succeed retiring Representative Sheila Dills.

Oklahoma House of Representatives

2022 election

Tedford was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives after running unopposed to succeed retiring Representative Sheila Dills in the 2022 Oklahoma House of Representatives election.[1] He was sworn in on November 16, 2022.[2]

Tenure

Prior to his first legislative session, Tedford advocated for an increase in teacher pay by arguing current wages were not competitive in the Oklahoma jobs market.[3] He was endorsed for re-election by Kevin Hern in September 2023.[4]

References

  1. Krehbiel, Randy (24 April 2022). "'New' legislator wins state House seat just by filing". Tulsa World. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. Shular, Daniel (16 November 2022). "Photos: Lawmakers sworn in at Capitol on Oklahoma Statehood Day". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. Eger, Andrea (11 December 2022). "Several Tulsa-area Republicans say they would support pay raises for Oklahoma teachers in 2023". Tulsa World. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. Krehbiel, Randy (September 23, 2023). "Political notebook: Stitt says Republican presidential nomination 'wide open'". Tulsa World. Retrieved 24 September 2023.


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