Brian Andrew Crain (born August 28, 1961) is an American

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and

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. He became the state senator for Oklahoma's 39th

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district in 2004.

Early life

Crain was born at

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, to Harold and Joan Crain. Moving to

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when he was three years old, Brian attended Putnam City Schools, graduating from Putnam City West Senior High School in 1979. Following high school, Brian graduated from the

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in 1983 with a B.B.A. in Management. Crain served as an Assistant District Attorney in 1996. In 1999, he left to pursue a law practice focusing primarily on title and real property law. He practices law with Hanson & Holmes, PLC, in Tulsa.

Political career

In 2004, Crain was elected to his first term in the

. His district is located in central

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

. Crain pledged to focus on the fundamentals of state government: education, transportation and small business development. Crain claimed that small businesses are the economic engine of this state and require good schools and good roads in order to grow and develop.

Senate Committees

2015-2016 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Human Services *Energy *Health and Human Services *Judiciary; Vice-Chairman 2013-2014 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Public Safety and Judiciary *Business and Commerce *Health and Human Services; Chairman *Judiciary 2011-2012 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Natural Resources *Health and Human Services; Chairman *Judiciary *Retirement and Insurance 2009-2010 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Human Services; Chairman *General Government *Health and Human Services *Judiciary * Retirement and Insurance 2007-2008 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Social Services; Co-Chairman *General Government *Health and Human Resources *Judiciary 2005-2006 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Human Services *General Government *Judiciary *Public Safety and Homeland Security *Tourism and Wildlife

Election results

References

External links

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Map of Oklahoma Senate District 39
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