Mike Morgan (politician)

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Mike Morgan
Oklahoma State Senator
In office 1997 – Present
Constituency	21st Senate District
Born	1955 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic

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Mike Morgan (born 1955) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Morgan is currently serving as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Committee Membership 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Biography

Morgan was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he attended Tulsa Public Schools. After graduating from high school, Morgan moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he attended Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. He graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then attended the University of Tulsa and earned a Juris Doctor.

Morgan set up his private practice back in Stillwater. He conducts a general civil practice specializing in commercial transactions and real property. In 1984, Morgan was hired to serve as a Municipal Judge for the City of Stillwater. During his tenure in office, he was also a professor of business law at OSU.

Morgan was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1996 and is currently serving his third term in that body. In March of 2005, Morgan was selected by his party to serve as the President pro tempore. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, Morgan is unable to seek reelection in 2008.

[edit] Committee Membership

As the President pro tempore, Morgan is an Ex-Officio voting member on all committees.

[edit] References

• Senate biography

[edit] See also

• Oklahoma Senate