John Michael Montgomery (born August 13, 1991) is an American politician who served in the

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representing the 62nd district between 2015 and 2018

Early life and education

John Michael Montgomery was born in

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, on August 13, 1991. He graduated from Eisenhower High School and attended

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and affairs and a Master of Arts in global studies from the

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Oklahoma legislature

In 2014, Montgomery ran in the

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primary for

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' 62nd district against Jesse Robert Cross. He advanced to the general election and faced the Democratic nominee John Dunaway. He won the election. During his 2016 re-election, he did not face a Republican primary challenger. He defeated the Democratic nominee Larry Bush in the general election. In 2018, he ran for term limited Democratic state senator

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's seat in the 32nd district. He was elected to the

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to hold the seat since the 1930s. He won re-election in November 2022 against Democratic challenger Johnny Jernigan with 67% of the vote. In 2023, Montgomery authored SB 429 to prevent public schools from banning Native American students from wearing tribal regalia at high school graduations. The bill was vetoed by Governor

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, but the

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overrode the veto. In July 2023, he announced his plans to resign his Oklahoma Senate seat on August 1, 2023, to become the Chamber of Commerce president for

. He endorsed

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in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.

References

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