Larry Dickerson was an American politician who 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.Poteau, Oklahoma, to Lawrence and Nan Dickerson. He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1978 and University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1982. After graduation he worked as an assistant district attorney in
Leflore County
Leflore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,317. The county seat is Greenwood. The county is named for Choctaw leader Greenwood LeFlore, who signed a treaty to cede his peo ...
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Oklahoma Senate
In 1986, he 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.Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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. He also ran a private law practice and was married with one son.
Death
He died on March 7, 2002, at Deaconess Hospital. His body lied in state in the Oklahoma Capitol on March 11, 2002. His funeral was March 12 at
Carl Albert State College
Carl Albert State College (CASC) is a community college in southeastern Oklahoma. Originally named Poteau Junior College, it was founded in 1933, and its name changed to Poteau Community College in the early 1950s. In 1971, it was renamed in hon ...
in Poteau. After his death, his state senate seat was vacant until the next election.