Joe Newhouse (born September 22, 1977) is an American politician who has served in the
Oklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.Miles City, Montana
Miles City ( chy, Ma'xemâhoévé'ho'eno) is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2020 census.
History
After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created fo ...
and graduated from
Broken Arrow High School
Broken Arrow Senior High School is the highest level of secondary education in the Broken Arrow Public Schools system, for students in tenth through twelfth grade. Combined with the Broken Arrow Freshman Academy, it is the largest high school in ...
, Oklahoma. He completed his senior year as an exchange student in Germany*1 at the CJD Christophorusschule Gymnasium Versmold. He graduated from
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
with a major in International Economics and earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from
Chapman University
Chapman University is a private research university in Orange, California. It encompasses ten schools and colleges, including Fowler School of Engineering, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Fowler School of Law, and Schmid College of Scie ...
(Los Angeles, CA). As a Navy pilot he flew combat in the Iraq War in the EA-6B Prowler from the USS Nimitz carrier and was awarded the Air Medal. He taught air to air combat in the T-45C at Navy Flight School in
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ...
and was named Instructor Pilot of the Year. He promoted to the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserves in 2016. He is a certified PMP®*5 and owns a real estate investment firm.
Political career
Newhouse was elected to the
Oklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution. His Conservative Index score tied for 5th highest among all 48 Senators in the 2017 and 2019 legislative sessions according to The Oklahoma Constitution. His legislation has focused on tax reform, military and veterans issues, self protection rights, and mental health initiatives. He has conducted political update interviews in Spanish with Telemundo Oklahoma, and he also speaks German. During the 2nd year of his term, he was temporarily recalled to active duty in support of counter-terrorism operations in North Africa.
He was re-elected by default in 2020. Newhouse announced he would retire and not seek re-election in 2024.