Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician)
Frank Lucas | |
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Chair of theHouse Science Committee | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Eddie Bernice Johnson |
Ranking Member of theHouse Science Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Eddie Bernice Johnson |
Succeeded by | Zoe Lofgren |
Chair of theHouse Agriculture Committee | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Collin Peterson |
Succeeded by | Mike Conaway |
Ranking Member of theHouse Agriculture Committee | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bob Goodlatte |
Succeeded by | Collin Peterson |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma | |
Assumed office May 10, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Glenn English |
Constituency | 6th district(1994–2003) 3rd district(2003–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Dean Lucas January 6, 1960 Cheyenne, Oklahoma,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Lynda Bradshaw (m.1988) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater(BS) |
Website | House website |
Frank Dean Lucas(born January 6, 1960) is an American politician serving as theU.S. representativeforOklahoma's 3rd congressional districtsince 2003, having previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003. A member of theRepublican Party,Lucas has chaired theHouse Committee on Science, Space and Technologysince 2023. His district, numbered as the 6th from 1994 to 2003, is Oklahoma's largest congressional district and one of the largest in the nation that does not cover an entire state. It covers 34,088.49 square miles and stretches from thePanhandleto the fringes of theTulsasuburbs, covering almost half of the state's land mass. Lucas is the dean of Oklahoma's congressional delegation.
United States House of Representatives
[edit]Tenure
[edit]On April 7, 2014, Lucas introduced theCustomer Protection and End User Relief Act (H.R. 4413; 113th Congress)into the House.[1]The bill wouldreauthorizetheCommodity Futures Trading Commissionthrough 2018 and amend some provisions of theDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.[2][3]
On January 6, 2021, in the aftermath of theattack on the United States Capitol,Lucas joined 146 other Congressional Republicans in voting againstthe certificationof the2020 presidential election.[4]
In 2022, Lucas was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.[5][6]
Committee assignments
[edit]Caucus memberships
[edit]Political campaigns
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Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Lucas first ran for theOklahoma House of Representativesin 1984 as aRepublicanagainst the incumbentDemocrat,narrowly losing. A second attempt in 1986 also fell short, but he won in 1988. He lost in 1990 after the legislature made his district somewhat friendlier to Democrats, but he returned in 1992.
U. S. House of Representatives
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In 1994, 6th district CongressmanGlenn Englishstepped down to become alobbyistforrural electric cooperatives.Lucas won the Republican nomination for the special election on May 10. He faced Dan Webber,press secretarytoU.S. SenatorDavid L. Boren.The 6th was already by far the largest in the state, stretching from the Panhandle to the town ofSpencer,in the far northeasternOklahoma Citymetropolitan area. But the state legislature had redrawn it so that it included many poor Oklahoma City neighborhoods that had never voted Republican. Lucas scored a major upset, winning by eight percentage points and carrying 18 of the district's 24 counties. Some pundits have seen his victory as an early sign of theRepublican Revolutionthat November, when Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Lucas won a full term in November with 70% of the vote. He has been reelected seven times, never with less than 59% of the vote, and was unopposed in 2002 and 2004.
Lucas's district was renumbered as the 3rd after Oklahoma lost a district in the 2000 Census. His already vast district was made even larger. He lost most of his share of Oklahoma City, which was home to 60% of the district's population. He once represented much of the downtown area, including the site of theAlfred P. Murrah Federal Building.He still represents the part of the city inCanadian County.To make up for this large population loss, the 3rd was pushed farther east, picking up several of Tulsa's western suburbs (including a small portion of Tulsa itself) and some rural areas. As a result, his district now includes 48.5% of the state's landmass, and is nearly as large as the state's other four districts combined.
2014 Republican primary
[edit]In the 2014 Republican primary, Lucas won 83% of the vote. 12% went to Robert Hubbard and 5% to Timothy Ray Murray.[9]
Chair of the Science, Space and Technology committee
[edit]After Republicans won the House majority in the 2022 elections, Lucas became chair of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, which has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific research and development, including NASA, NSF, NIST, and the OSTP.[10]
Lucas laid out an ambitious agenda for the committee: independence for theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,a federal program to develop unmanned drones, advances in fusion energy, and research money for institutions other than those on the coasts.[11]
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2024 Republican primary
[edit]Lucas only drew Republican primary challengers in 2024. He will face Robyn Lynn Carder and Darren Hamilton in the June primary.[12]
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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1992 | Glenn English* | 134,734 | 68% | Bob Anthony | 64,068 | 32% | ||||||||
1994 | Jeffrey S. Tollett | 45,399 | 30% | Frank D. Lucas | 106,961 | 70% | ||||||||
1996 | Paul M. Barby | 64,173 | 36% | Frank D. Lucas | 113,499 | 64% | ||||||||
1998 | Paul M. Barby | 43,555 | 33% | Frank D. Lucas | 85,261 | 65% | Ralph B. Finkle, Jr. | Independent | 2,455 | 2% | ||||
2000 | Randy Beutler | 63,106 | 39% | Frank D. Lucas | 95,635 | 59% | Joseph V. Cristiano | Libertarian | 2,435 | 2% |
* English resigned mid-term, and Lucas won the special election to succeed him against Democratic opponent Dan Webber.
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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2002 | (no candidate) | Frank D. Lucas | 148,206 | 76% | Robert T. Murphy | Independent | 47,884 | 24% | ||||||
2004 | (no candidate) | Frank D. Lucas | 215,510 | 82% | Gregory M. Wilson | Independent | 46,621 | 18% | ||||||
2006 | Sue Barton | 61,749 | 33% | Frank D. Lucas | 128,042 | 67% | ||||||||
2008 | Frankie Robbins | 62,297 | 24% | Frank D. Lucas | 184,306 | 70% | Forrest Michael | Independent | 17,756 | 7% | ||||
2010 | Frankie Robbins | 45,684 | 22% | Frank D. Lucas | 161,915 | 78% | ||||||||
2012 | Timothy Ray Murray | 53,472 | 20% | Frank D. Lucas | 201,744 | 75% | William M. Sanders | Independent | 12,787 | 5% | ||||
2014 | Frankie Robbins | 36,270 | 21% | Frank D. Lucas | 133,335 | 79% | ||||||||
2016 | Frankie Robbins | 63,090 | 22% | Frank D. Lucas | 227,525 | 78% | ||||||||
2018 | Frankie Robbins | 61,152 | 26% | Frank D. Lucas | 172,913 | 74% | ||||||||
2020 | Zoe Midyett | 66,501 | 22% | Frank D. Lucas | 242,677 | 78% | ||||||||
2022 | Jeremiah Ross | 50,354 | 25% | Frank D. Lucas | 147,418 | 74% |
Personal life
[edit]Lucas is a fifth-generation Oklahoman; his family has farmed in western Oklahoma for over 100 years. He lives in Cheyenne with his wife, Lynda. They have three children and three grandchildren.[14][15]In August 2023, Lucas underwent hip surgery after being injured on his ranch.[16]
References
[edit]- ^"H.R. 4413 – All Actions".United States Congress.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
- ^Pagliocca, Theresa (April 14, 2014)."Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act (H.R. 4413) Receives House Committee Approval".DTCC. Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2019.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
- ^"CBO – H.R. 4413".Congressional Budget Office. May 19, 2014.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
- ^Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021)."The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results".The New York Times.RetrievedMay 9,2024.
- ^"House passes antitrust bill that hikes M&A fees as larger efforts targeting tech have stalled".CNBC.September 29, 2022.
- ^"H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022".
- ^"Members".Congressional Blockchain Caucus.RetrievedAugust 29,2024.
- ^"Members".Congressional Western Caucus.RetrievedJuly 18,2018.
- ^"Oklahoma – Summary Vote Results June 25, 2014 – 05:28PM ET".Associated Press.Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2017.
- ^Lamar, Calley (February 17, 2023)."Congressman Lucas holds town hall at Standing Bear".Ponca City News.Archivedfrom the original on June 11, 2024.
- ^Ratnam, Gopal (January 31, 2023)."At 'fun' House Science, Lucas sees CHIPS aid as potential model for AI, quantum computing".Roll Call.Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2023.
- ^Patterson, Matt (April 6, 2024)."Corporation Commission seat draws 5, congressional incumbents find opponents".NonDoc.RetrievedJune 2,2024.
- ^ab"Election Statistics, 1920 to Present".US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2020.RetrievedNovember 23,2020.
- ^"Biography".Congressman Frank Lucas.Archived fromthe originalon April 7, 2020.
- ^Krehbiel, Randy (July 2, 2023)."D.C. Digest: Oklahoma congressional delegation sings high court's praises".Tulsa World.Archivedfrom the original on July 2, 2023.RetrievedJuly 2,2023.
- ^Nazzaro, Miranda (August 7, 2023)."Oklahoma lawmaker hospitalized after accident at ranch".The Hill.RetrievedAugust 9,2023.
External links
[edit]- Congressman Frank Lucasofficial U.S. House website
- Frank Lucas for Congress
- Frank LucasatCurlie
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
- Biographyat theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office)at theFederal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsoredat theLibrary of Congress
- ProfileatVote Smart
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- People from Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma
- 20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- 21st-century Oklahoma politicians