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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Donald L. "Don" Nickles |
| Address |
Ponca City, Oklahoma , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
December 06, 1948
(75 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 25, 2016 03:14pm |
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| Info | Oklahoma's senior senator and Assistant Republican Leader Don Nickles is one of the few members of the United States Senate with a background in small business.
He worked his way through Oklahoma State University by starting a janitorial service. Following graduation, he went to work for Nickles Machine Corporation in Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he later became vice president and general manager.
His career in public service began with his election in 1978 to the Oklahoma State Senate where he served two years. In 1980 - at age 31 - Nickles became the youngest Republican ever elected to the U.S. Senate. And in 1998, he became the first Oklahoma Republican ever elected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.
Nickles was first elected to the Senate Republican Leadership in 1988 when he was selected by his colleagues to chair the Republican Senatorial Committee. He was next elected to three terms as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. In 1996, and again in 1998, he was selected unanimously to be Assistant Republican Leader. It is the highest leadership position ever held by an Oklahoma senator.Senator Nickles speaking outside the Capitol
Nickles and his wife, Linda, were born and raised in Ponca City. They have four children.
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Mitt Romney |
| OK US Senate - R Primary - Jul 27, 2004 |
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Kirk Humphreys |
| Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 |
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| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
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| U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 |
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| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
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Clarence Thomas |
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David Souter |
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Robert J. "Bob" Dole |
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Anthony M. Kennedy |
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Robert H. Bork |
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William H. Rehnquist |
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Antonin Scalia |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
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