Senator Clark Jolley was elected to the Oklahoma Senate on November 2,
2004 by the voters of Senate District 41. His district includes large portions of Edmond, north Oklahoma City and southern Logan County. It is home to the University of Central Oklahoma, downtown Edmond, Oak Tree Golf & Country Club, Lake Arcadia and the Lazy E Arena. He was elected by the Republican caucus to serve as Republican Whip during the 50th Oklahoma Legislature and currently serves as Assistant Majority Floor Leader. After serving two years as Co-Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, he was named Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in 2009.

Born in Oklahoma City, Senator Jolley attended Del City High School before earning Music Education and Political Science degrees four years later from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He graduated law school at the University of Oklahoma and established a private law practice upon graduation from law school in 1995. During his legal career, he served as an Administrative Law Judge for the Oklahoma Department of Labor and was a Barrister member of the Robert J. Turner American Inn of Court.

Senator Jolley is an active leader in the Edmond community. A multiple Paul Harris Fellow, he is a past President of the Rotary Club of Edmond, who honored him as the 2006 recipient of the George Mikesell Rotarian of the Year Award. An accomplished musician, Jolley serves at Henderson Hills Baptist Church in Edmond, where he has been on the Worship & Arts team since October, 1990. Senator Jolley is a graduate of both Leadership Oklahoma, Class XX and Leadership Edmond Class XVIII.

Senator Jolley serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, the Oklahoma Academy for State Goals and also on the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board, which oversees the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). In 2009, he was selected to serve on the delegation to Korea for the American Council of Young Political Leaders.

He married Verlyne Simmons, a Ponca City native in June, 1997. They have two children, Lauren and Alex, both of whom attend Edmond Public Schools.

Committee Membership

• Appropriation Subcommittee on Education
• Education - Vice Chair
• Finance
• Health and Human Services - Chair
• Rules

Office Information

District Information: District 41

• Map
• Population and Household

Counties Represented

• Logan
• Oklahoma

Press Releases
Archives: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

• Voluntary ‘Clean Air in Restaurants Act’ Wins Senate Approval
  04.05.10
  
  
• Republicans Applaud Governor's Signature of Pro-Life Legislation
  04.05.10
  
  
• Human Trafficking Measure Clears Senate
  03.09.10
  
  
• Measures Targeting Human Trafficking Continue Through Legislature
  02.19.10