George Faught (born July 14, 1962) is an American businessman and

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politician from Oklahoma. Faught was Representative for District 14 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012. House District 14 encompasses Muskogee,

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, Braggs, Hulbert, and outlying areas. When the 51st Legislature was opened on February 5, 2007, Faught became the only Republican in state history to represent the historically Democratic 14th House District. He announced his candidacy for

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on July 14, 2011. emergency management director. Faught won reelection with 56% of the vote and was elected to the

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English as official language Bills

Faught was quick to spark controversy, when in January 2007 he filed a bill to make English the official language of Oklahoma. Democratic legislators and Native American tribes, such as the

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and Creek, came out strongly against this legislation

The bill passed through committee 9-

but never made it to the House floor. In the 2008 session Faught, along with Rep. Randy Terrill (R, Moore) again filed legislation to make English the Official Language of Oklahoma. This time, the bill passed through the Oklahoma House of Representatives, House, but was not brought up in the Senate

Committee Memberships

As of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature, George Faught is a member of the following committees: *Administrative Rules & Government Oversight Committee (Chair) *Economic Development, Tourism & Financial Services Committee *Transportation Committee Faught is also a member of the following subcommittees: *Eastern Oklahoma Redistricting Subcommittee *A&B General Government & Transportation Subcommittee

2012 Congressional Campaign

On June 7, 2011, Congressman

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announced that he would not seek reelection to

in 2012. Faught announced the same day that he was forming an

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for the seat. Faught declared his official candidacy on July 14. Faught lost to candidate

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in the Republican primary runoff.State Election Results, Runoff

Oklahoma State Elections Board

Personal life

Faught is married to his wife Becky, and they have three children.

Controversy

During a debate in the Oklahoma House on restricting abortion services, Faught responded to the question "are rape and incest the will of God" by saying that "God brings beauty out of ashes".

Election history

References

1962 births Living people People from Brownfield, Texas Politicians from Muskogee, Oklahoma Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Candidates in the 2012 United States elections {{Oklahoma-politician-stub