University of Oklahoma People - Politics

Politics

• Carl Albert, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-OK), B.A. Political Science, 1927
• Dick Armey, former U.S. House Majority Leader (R-TX), Ph. D. Economics
• Jari Askins, current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, B.A. Journalism, 1975; J.D., 1980
• Dan Boren, Congressman (D-OK), M.B.A., 2000
• David Boren, former Governor of Oklahoma & U.S. Senator (D-OK), current President of the University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1968
• Brad Carson, former Congressman (D-OK), J.D. 1994
• Fernando Chui Sai On, current Chief Executive and the former the Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Ph. D. Public Health
• Tom Coburn, current U.S. Senator & former Congressman (R-OK), M.D., 1983
• Tom Cole, Congressman (R-OK), Ph. D. British History, 1984
• David Hall, former Oklahoma Governor
• Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.A. Economics, 1985 & J.D., 1988
• Robert Harlan Henry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge and former Oklahoma Attorney General
• Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma (R), J.D., 1969
• Robert H. Kittleman, Maryland State Senator, 1947.
• Jess Larson, U.S. Air Force Major General and first administrator of the General Services Administration
• Susana Martinez, current Governor of New Mexico (R), First Hispanic woman (Latina) governor in the U.S. (J.D. 1986)
• Barry McBee, former Chief-of-Staff for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Chairman of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, current Vice-Chancellor for Governmental Affairs, University of Texas System (B.A. History, 1978)
• Dave McCurdy, former Congressman (D-Scott Meacham, former State Treasurer of Oklahoma
• Sydney B. Nelson, former Louisiana state senator from Shreveport (D), B.B.A., 1957
• Dan Slater, Colorado political leader, B.A., 1994.
• David Walters, former Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1973
• J.C. Watts, former U.S. House Republican Conference Chair (R-OK), B.A. Journalism, 1981
• James Alan Abrahamson, 1961, astronaut, Air Force general, and CEO
• Gary Clayton Anderson, American historian, specialist in American Indian studies, faculty member since 1980s
• Clayton Bennett, majority owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder
• Roger Brady, Air Force General
• Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos
• Mike Davis, anthropologist, archeologist, and boat builder.
• Angie Debo, historian of Oklahoma and Native Americans, A.B. History 1918, Ph.D. 1933
• Archie W. Dunham, Oil and gas CEO
• James M. Flinchum (Class of 1939), editor-in-chief of the former Wyoming State Tribune (since Wyoming Tribune Eagle) in Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Roy Furr, founder of Furr's grocery store and cafeteria chain
• Major General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
• Brison D. Gooch, historian of 19th century Europe, 1960s faculty member
• Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 1959
• Thomas J. Haynes, Air National Guard general
• Robert Henson, award winning journalist and author
• Lauren Taylor Lundeen, Miss Oklahoma USA 2012 and Top 10 in Miss USA 2012 pageant.
• Shannon Lucid, astronaut, Ph. D. Biochemistry, 1973
• Rodney McKinley, 15th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Larry Merchant, former sportswriter and current commentator for HBO Sports
• John D. Morris, anti-evolution activist and president of ICR
• Dari Nowkhah, lead anchor for ESPNU
• Lotsee Patterson, librarian, educator, and founder of the American Indian Library Association
• Ross Porter, former broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Michael F. Price, mutual fund investor
• Lawrence G. Rawl, former Chairman and CEO of Exxon
• Jeffrey D. Sadow, political scientist, conservative columnist
• Susan Stryker, professor, author, filmmaker
• Helen Walton, widow of Sam Walton
• William C. Wantland, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire
• Adnan Badran, former Prime Minister of Jordan
• Gregory Anderson, M.P.A. 2001 State of Texas Legislative Coordinator