Paul proudly served our country for 25 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring at the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer (E9/Navy’s highest enlisted rank). For nearly ten years, Paul was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, where he served in Strategic Communications Wing ONE in support of their fleet of E-6B aircraft.

Brenda Stanley grew up in Duluth, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Georgia College and has a Master of Education degree from the University of Georgia.

While teaching in Oklahoma, she completed her degree in Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. Brenda was a public school teacher and principal for 43 years until her retirement in 2016.

Dave is extremely honored to serve District 39 as 47 of his 63 years have been lived within the boundaries of the District.  From his elementary school years at Benjamin Franklin, through Woodrow Wilson Junior High, and then graduating from Will Rogers High School (it was there he met Janet), Dave has always been proud to call himself a Tulsan.

Elected in 2018, state Senator Darrell Weaver of Moore represents Senate District 24. He is the only Senator to serve as the former Director of a state agency. Commissioned as an Agent with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics in 1987, he held various assignments throughout the state. In September of 2006, he was appointed Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and retired after serving the Bureau for 28 years. In 2014, Senator Weaver was inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall Of Fame.

Senator Lonnie Paxton is a fifth-generation Oklahoman, born in Chickasha and raised on his family’s farm in Tuttle. Senator Paxton’s roots run deep in his district as a businessman, entrepreneur, volunteer firefighter, farmer and rancher.

As a second-generation farmer and educator, Roland Pederson is a man of faith, integrity, and family—values he lives out in his daily life. He has spent the majority of his professional life, together with his wife Terry, building a family farm business that his Danish immigrant father began near Burlington. For the past 40 years, they have primarily produced cattle, wheat, and alfalfa.

Murdock is a rancher from northwest Oklahoma where his family settled before statehood. He farms and runs a cow-calf operation in Felt in southwestern Cimarron County. He has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from Panhandle State University.

Murdock served in the House from 2014 - 2018 before being elected to the Senate. While in the House, he served as the Vice Chair of the Utilities Committee as well as on the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rural Development, A&B Transportation and the Transportation Committees.

Senator Julia Kirt was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2018. Kirt represents District 30 including parts of northwest Oklahoma City, Bethany and Warr Acres.

During her first term, Kirt helped lead improvements in access to mental health treatment as a founding member and Co-Chair of the Legislative Mental Health Caucus. Senator Kirt also served as a Co-chair of the Waiting List Caucus, which connects families, services providers and lawmakers to move the needle toward robust, inclusive disability services.