Rick West
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget; bills to raise taxes start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 3 (since 2020; also served 2016-2018)
- Occupation
- Cattle rancher; retired USDA animal and plant health inspector
- Lives in
- Heavener
Background
- B.S. in biology from Mars Hill College (now Mars Hill University), 1976. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Originally from Andrews, North Carolina; has lived in LeFlore County for more than 40 years. source: okhouse.gov
- Worked for many years as an animal and plant health inspector with USDA Veterinary Services; has owned poultry houses and raised cattle for more than 40 years. source: okhouse.gov
- Served in the Oklahoma House 2016-2018 and again since the 2020 election. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Current House committee assignments include Government Oversight (State Powers) and Appropriations and Budget (Public Safety subcommittee); previously chaired the Tourism Committee. source: okhouse.gov
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- Small-government conservatism source: theballotbrief.com
- Second Amendment rights source: theballotbrief.com
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