Dean Davis is an American politician serving as a member of the

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from the 98th district. He assumed office in 2019. In 2020, he was re-elected by default.

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Davis authored House Bill 2011 that would allow for vehicles to be registered every two years. It passed the house in March 2023.

Criminal charges

In August 2019, Davis was arrested by Broken Arrow police for

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, speeding, and obstructing an officer. After being arrested, Davis called Representative T. J. Marti of Broken Arrow for bail and also called several other Republican representatives, expressing his confidence that the district attorney would drop charges once he spoke with them. The charges were later deferred, allowing him to plead no contest in exchange for six months probation. Shortly after his probation expired in March 2023, he was arrested outside an

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bar for

public intoxication Public intoxication, also known as "drunk and disorderly" and "drunk in public", is a summary offense in some countries rated to public cases or displays of drunkenness. Public intoxication laws vary widely by jurisdiction, but usually require an ...

. During the arrest, he claimed legislative privilege prevented the officer from arresting him due to the ongoing legislative session. House Minority Leader

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later called for Republican lawmakers to be held "equally accountable", contrasting the cases of Davis, Ryan Martinez, and Terry O'Donnell (who were each facing criminal charges) with the censure of Representative

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. Davis was later censured on March 27.

History

In 2024, he voted against HB 3329 which still passed the house floor. It is intended to provide free

menstrual products Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) refers to access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to disp ...

in school bathrooms.

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References

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